Hi everyone,
I’m looking to get a reality check on the estimated value of my banjo. It's a 1992 Jaroslav Prucha "Bat" model in curly maple.
It has been upgraded with a Swedish Sterner tailpiece and a pair of Keith D-tuners. The banjo is located in Sweden and is in very good playing condition.What would be a fair and realistic market price for this setup if I decide to list it here or on Reverb in the future?It comes with the original 1992 TKL hardshell case with burgundy plush lining, which is also in very good condition
Thanks!
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Edited by - Johan on 09/05/2026 10:40:48
Used banjos of models still in production tend to sell for 65% to 75% (maybe even 80%) of the price of new ones. Rarity, desirability and wait times may raise the used price a seller can get, but I'm not going to attempt to put a figure on that.
Seeing as Prucha's tailpieces are highly respected, the Sterner tailpiece does not strike me as an upgrade. So I see it as neutral on resale value, and possibly negative. If the original tailpiece is included, you might be better off putting that on the banjo and selling the Sterner in the BHO classifieds. Or giving the buyer their choice of the original or the Sterner.
While you could add the going price for used Keith D-tuners to your calculated used-relative-to-new asking price for the Prucha, you'd also have to subtract the cost/value of the two original standard tuners they replace. So the presence of Keith tuners maybe adds no more than half the cost of a set.
A new Bat costs 3360 euro. 65% to 75% of that is 2185 to to 2520 euro. No adjustment for Keith tuners. If I'm right, the value is somewhere in there.
Of course, I could be wrong.
Edited to add: I know nothing about the Swedish banjo market. Or anything about Sweden at all. So if used high quality banjos are wanted but hard to come by in Sweden then maybe that bumps the value. But since Sweden and the Czech Republic are both both in the EU, the cost of a Prucha in Sweden is the same 3360 euro as posted on their website. Unless there are taxes I'm not aware of.
Edited by - Old Hickory on 09/06/2026 10:05:12
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