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7232 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: Gruins
Year Purchased: 2006
Price Paid: 5000.00 ($US) (bought USED)
Sounds great. It sounds like Ralph Stanleys banjo. A little weak on the low tones...but boy does it ring!! Not suited for playing lightly. Playing hard really drives out the sound from this arch top.
Sound Rating: 8
Was set up when I got it. Banjo was reworked and set up by Robin Smith before I purchased it.
Setup Rating: 10
Looks just as a 80 year old Mastertone should. Has a little fade on finish. No cracks or dents.
Appearance Rating: 9
Works good. I use it everytime our group plays. I treat it like a fragile piece of china.
Reliability Rating: 10
My buddy Charlie Cushman hooked me up with this banjo. Charlie is the ONLY person I will allow to work on my banjos. A good friend and always there when I need him.
Customer Service: 10
100% original with exception of 5th string neck. I have the original TB-3 neck.
Components Rating: 10
This banjo is priceless and rare. 1927 Arch Tops are hard to come by. This banjo is never left unattended. The best pre-war I have played. Probably the last mastertone I will buy.
Overall Rating: 10
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