Early 2000's(?) Wildwood Paragon banjo - FOR SALE!

The Wildwood Paragon 5-string banjo was a high-end instrument, introduced in the mid 1970s and produced on order until the builder Mark Platin retired in 2018.

The banjo sounds great and she's a real cannon/tank with the hard rock maple block rim! Just great build quality and detail, binding, inlays, and wood selection all around on these beautiful banjos.

The general condition of the wood finish is excellent. Beautiful Ivoroid bound curly maple resonator and neck with wood purfling; custom abalone inlays on fingerboard and headstock.

The nickel metal parts are good with no pitting but some polishing wear. Some slight upward flex on the one-piece flange but doesn't affect cosmetics, sound or playability.

Are there some light scratches and wear? Yes. Is there some aging on the metal parts? Sure. but not bad IMO and all is evidenced in the pics. What you see is what you get and, as you can see, the banjo looks great!

Comes with original case in good functional condition, - all latches work and the handle is just fine. However, the case exterior is a tad worn (see pics).

Some specs:
Eastern hard rock curly maple neck
Unique Wildwood block laminated rim—E. Hard rock maple
3 ply curly maple resonator –tapered walls, bound and purfled
Ebony fingerboard (no railroad spikes), peg head, and heel cap
Bone nut, bone 5th string nut
Cream colored Ivoroid binding and wood purfling
2-way adjustable truss rod
Nickel silver frets
26.25” scale length
Width at nut 1 1/4” width at rim 1 15/16”
Nickel plated brass/bronze hardware
87% cast bronze tone ring (flathead style)
Cast 1 pc. Flange
Single coordinator rod neck adjustment system
All inlays cut from premium abalone or mother of pearl

This is a great banjo from a great craftsman! Listing is to the best of my knowledge and please feel free to ask any questions or let me know if I'm mistaken on anything.

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