This was the highest-priced model in the original Mastertone line of 1925 and remained in production until about 1929 when it was replaced by style 6. Style 5 banjos were gold-plated and heavily engraved, with two-piece flanges and either ball-bearing or archtop tone rings. Ornamentation included multicolored wood purfling, multicolored wood inlay on the back of the peghead, and various types of fancy binding. The peghead was fiddle-shaped, the inlays were wreath pattern and the neck and resonator were walnut. The gold-plated Grover tuners featured genuine mother-of-pearl buttons, and the Kerschner tailpiece was engraved "DeLuxe".
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