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 ARCHIVED TOPIC: Need help identifying 1970s alvarez


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Jake A - Posted - 01/24/2026:  13:55:38


I have this 1970s Alvarez and I’m not sure if it is a bowtie deluxe or a minstrel.

csrat - Posted - 01/24/2026:  15:49:21


Well, all I can say is that I'm stumped as well.

Brian Murphy - Posted - 01/24/2026:  15:53:44


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Prior discussion: banjohangout.org/archive/287102



 


Edited by - Brian Murphy on 01/24/2026 15:54:48

Old Hickory - Posted - 01/24/2026:  16:23:39


It has bowtie inlays/ It's a Minstrel. I don't know if there were different levels. What does it matter? It was just a differently decorated version of the otherwise exact same banjo built in japan by Kasuga and exported with many different names on it.



One interesting detail in one of your photos is the brass rod up inside the pot metal tone ring. Not all the bowtie banjos had this.





 


Edited by - Old Hickory on 01/24/2026 16:23:59

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