(Holiday Sale Price will be 100.00 less if purchased by mid-December)Up for sale is a 1930's Gibson Tb-00 conversion to 5-string. The neck is a nice flamed maple with an amber sunburst that is a pretty good match to the original resonator. The fingerboard is rosewood with the "diamonds and squares " inlay pattern. It has a "double cut" peghead with "Gibson" and the diamonds and squares on it. The flange is a modern "Gibson USA" The armrest and tailpiece are modern. The original rim and resonator are not modified or altered in any way and the banjo still has the original hooks and nuts and tension hoop. This banjo sounds surprisingly good ,considering that it has no tonering( not even a brass hoop) but just the original raised wood bead that was turned in the rim at the factory. I also put prewar "grained Ivoriod" buttons on the tuners to give it the vintage look.This banjo is in excellent condition and has lots of volume. It is very light weight and easy on the back. Cool banjo for the money. It comes with a hardshell case. If it doesn't sell like this, I plan on having the rim cut for a thin-skirt flathead tonering. The price is (for right now ) 1495.00 plus shipping and insurance. Pictures are availible for those who are serious potential buyers. Thanks for looking. Mike Guggemos 612-756-4588 mikegugg@tds.net
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