Posted By: Bill-in-NC (+19) | Rate Member
$4,900 USD
A number of years ago my friend Herman McGee, banjo player for one of my favorite groups, White Mountain Bluegrass, bought a recently converted 1954 style 100 that I had done. He fell in love with it and has been playing it every since. This banjo is an exact duplicate of his banjo right down to the same year. I call this banjo my "Herman McGee Special". I might add that it was the hands down favorite of the 8 banjos that I brought to the Joe Val festival last weekend.
When I do a 100 conversion, which make great banjos, I start with a very good condition 3 ply pot assembly and go completely through the banjo, including cutting down the resonator side walls and inside lip to pre-war specs, which allow using the long pre-war style L brackets. I add a second coordinator rod and a 4th resonator lug and thumb screw. I have the resonators reskinned to whatever is correct for the model that I am trying to duplicate. In the case of this 100 it was as a style 3 with a mahogany resonator and neck with Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. The neck on this banjo is profiled to templates that I did from an original 1937 RB1. Everyone who played it complimented the ease with which it plays. In the two post-war 100 that I have this year I have used the Dannick no-hole tone ring. Very powerful, wonderful tone with incredible 4th string, strong bluegrass crack, and perfectly balanced everywhere on the neck. With the exception of the added tone ring, the coordinator rods, the L brackets and the presto tailpiece, this pot assembly is 100% original and in near mint condition. At $4900 it comes with a Guardian style hard shell case and a satisfaction guarantee. Thanks for your interest...Bill
Location:
United States, Shapleigh, ME, 04076
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Condition of Item(s):
Used - Mint Condition
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Make:
Gibson
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