well for the ones familiar with mike hedrick you know he is one of the best banjos builders out there! and this is just one fine example of his work,mike is the one whom supplied first quality music with the wood for the old growth rims!this banjo was built for travis tritt for a show he was going to be doing involvolving the use of this banjo in that show ,but by a streak of bad luck the banjo was stolen right after its completion and before being delivered to travis...after years of eluding the public the banjo was finaly recovered and returned to mike,i got the banjo from its first owner and i am actualy the second true owner of this phenominal banjo....this banjo is truly a work of art and was built using first quality parts...it is gold plated with the kings crown engraving pattern...you can visit www.raymerstudio.com to see some of the old first quality engraving patterns also featuring this pattern "kings crown" ...the banjo has hand inlayed resonator screws w/pear l& abaloni inlays! (very expensive)...the rim is a old growth rim from sullivan....the ring is a first quality cryogenic ring...the neck and reso are maple with multiple coats of white/clear laquer...it has the "legends" inlayed at the 21rst fret symbolizing the bluegrass greats the show was about...miraculously the banjo survided its uninvited journey and after a good cleaning and set-up is ready for picking!!...this will come with a first quality reverse opening calton case showing signs of useage but in perfect working order...i will sell this for $5000.00 or consider interesting trades on banjos/guitars/mandolins/etc....so if you have anything of interest just shoot me an email,thanks
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