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Vintage Goldstar banjo Owners Lovers

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Folks who own enjoy 1970's 1980's Goldstar banjos

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From Society Hill on 12/31/2012 6:43:33 AM

Greetings from Alabama. Years ago I owned a gold-plated JD Crowe model that I really enjoyed. The neck seemed to be a little larger than the GSs I have now but it was a beautiful instrument to play and to look at. I have worked my way into a 1982 Goldstar archtop (blonde maple with wreath inlays) with the 3-piece neck and book-matched resonator. It sounds and plays great and the neck size is just right. I also have a 1984 GF-100 mahogany that I'm working on right now. The original neck was broken up pretty bad but I was able to find another vintage GS neck on the HangOut. A friend of mine is about to install the "new" one. Also have a couple of extra GS tone rings from 1980/81 and 1986 plus some original tuners. So for now, I'm all vintage Goldstar.

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	thecirclebroke says: 1/3/2013 9:04:12 AM That sounds great, what ever happened to the JD?
	Society Hill says: 1/3/2013 11:43:24 AM If memory serves, I traded it in on a Gibson ESS. The Gibson was fine but I should have kept the JD. The primary thing about it was the neck size because I have small hands. It was a great instrument that I paid $1250 for in 1995 or so from Janet Davis or Elderly.
	Oilerguy says: 2/7/2013 8:45:52 AM Hi and welcome. Sounds like another Gold Star fan for sure . How did you find the archtop as opposed to the gf-100. Did you find it loud and brash,any tinnyness or harshness or was it flat and dull. Did you find any volume differences between the two? Cheers, Oilerguy
	Society Hill says: 2/11/2013 6:11:36 AM Thanks! The archtop has more volume and is sharper when sounding the notes. The gf-100 has a rounder, fatter note sound and has excellent volume. When I got the G12 it had a thin bridge on it and it was a bit harsh. I changed it to a Scorpion bridge that I had and it calmed down and has a very nice tone to it. It's heavy, that's for sure. I was able to get the gf-100 put back together yesterday and am really liking how it sounds too.
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