These two banjos are supposed to be the same year (1967, no truss rod). But the ID on the rim interior is quite different. 552 seems to be a production number. Is 310 also a production number? I wonder how many were made. I realize it's a long shot; this kind of knowledge tends to get lost with the passing of time.
These were cast aluminum Ode pots. At Ode, there would be numbers stamped beside the Grade and Model castings to tell you what the banjo was. I don't know the Baldwin numbers.
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Originally posted by mikehalloranThese were cast aluminum Ode pots. At Ode, there would be numbers stamped beside the Grade and Model castings to tell you what the banjo was. I don't know the Baldwin numbers.
I think this was an ODE casting since it was a transition year.
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Originally posted by Laurence Diehlquote:
Originally posted by mikehalloranThese were cast aluminum Ode pots. At Ode, there would be numbers stamped beside the Grade and Model castings to tell you what the banjo was. I don't know the Baldwin numbers.
I think this was an ODE casting since it was a transition year.
The aluminum pots were all Ode castings.
