Price Reduced…OFFER PENDING
Posted By: jkramer14 (+1) | Rate Member
$7,950 USD
OFFER PENDING
1926 style 5 ball bearing with a Robin Smith 5 string neck. Good condition.
Does not include tenor neck or original tuners. Case included and leather strap.
Robin Smith of Heartland Banjo built the 5 string neck that is on the banjo.
The banjo has the original ball bearing tone ring. I've played the banjo a lot and it sounds really great IMHO. She's ready to go.
Serial 8252-19
HISTORY DISCUSSION:
Style 5 was the highest-priced model in the original Mastertone line of 1925 and remained in production until about 1929 when it was replaced by style 6. Style 5 banjos were gold-plated and heavily engraved, with two-piece flanges and either ball-bearing or archtop tone rings. Ornamentation included multicolored wood purfling, multicolored wood inlay on the back of the peghead, and various types of fancy binding. The peghead was fiddle-shaped, the inlays were wreath pattern and the neck and resonator were walnut. The gold-plated Grover tuners featured genuine mother-of-pearl buttons, and the Kerschner tailpiece was engraved “DeLuxe”.
#8252-19 (see Gibson banjo serial numbers vs. factory order numbers) dates to 1926, the second year of Mastertone production, and conforms to typical specifications for that time including a ball-bearing tone ring, grooved tension hoop, and flat hooks. At least one other banjo from this lot, #8252-23, is known to exist with an original forty-hole archtop tone ring, a notched tension hoop, and round hooks, suggesting that after the rim was stamped it remained at the factory for a few years before being assembled into a banjo.
2152.04272022 Jpk
Location:
United States, Burlington, WI, 53105
Shipping:
$7,950 (Was $11,250) firm // Shipping included to USA Mainland Only
Payment Methods:
Escrow.com (50/50 Fee Split), Check/Money Order, Cash (in person)
Payment Option Notes:
All payments must be made with a cashiers check, certified check, or postal money order. If you'd like we can work with escrow.com if that makes you more comfortable. I will delay shipping until 5 business days after cashing check to be sure of authenticity.
Return Policy:
Returns accepted. Buyer must contact seller within 3 days to arrange return. Refund will be given as Money Back.
Buyer pays return shipping.
Additional return policy details: No refunds will be given until items purchased are returned and inspected.
Condition of Item(s):
Used - Good Condition
Category:
Make:
Gibson
Ad Status:
Sold
Listing No:
92096
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