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I am reluctant to do so but find my self lusting for something with frets. Will consider a trade for a Reiter fretted or like quality banjo particularly a Ab scale. Will consider cash exchange for a price differential either way.

So here she is.

This is a Bart Reiter Special Fretless. This model features a maple three piece neck with ebony fret board and head stock overlay with a single star inlay. The pot is 11" with what looks like a rosewood cap. It has a Vega style arm rest. It is a 26 1/4" scale but being fretless you can adjust it to your liking. This is the only fretless of this model I have ever seen so I think it was a custom order. Usually his fretless constructions are based on his mahogany neck standard model. The serial number dates it to 1995 construction based on Bart's website. You can find out more about Bart Reiter at his website:

I am not certain as to the history but I will tell you what I know. As far as I know I am the third owner of this banjo. The banjo has no dings at all. There is some play wear but it is nothing significant. I would say for its age it is in mint condition. I am a non smoker but I cannot say for sure the previous owner was or was not. The banjo comes with a case and has a slight smell of coffee (at least that is what it smells like to me) and it has some scuff marks on it. There is some slight finish crack but it can only be seen in certain light angles and cannot be felt to the touch. This is mentioned on Bart's website that sometimes this happens due to temperature fluctuations. I tired to picture it as best I could.

The banjo is set up with a Waverly tail piece. It originally came with this tail piece and I have tried three others including a no knot tail piece. I think it sounds the best with this one. I will include a no knot tail piece if you want it. It has a Gary Sosebee 11/16 bridge. It also has a John Balch "3 Star" goat skin head on it. I have a custom set of strings I put on it that I pieced together from "Just Strings". They are .105, .13, 15., .24bw, .105. This string gauge is perfect for standard and tuning up to A.

Well that is it about this fine banjo. I am really "iffy" about selling it as I have never seen one of this model in Fretless. Every time I play it I decide not to lust after another banjo. I figure I would throw it out here locally to see if there is any interest before I decide to get serious and put it on the BHO. I am asking $900 obo.

I have it listed locally on Craig's list.

Here is a Google Drive folder with more pictures:

drive.google.com/folderview?id...p=sharing