Deering Goodtime II. Older model with (modified) flyswatter peghead, blonde color. I've had this banjo for...5 years! I sold it to a friend once, then bought it back about 2 years later because she wasn't playing it.
This is a GREAT banjo. If you like the Goodtimes. If you don't, you probably aren't reading this anyway. It sounds great. Mellow, possibly because of the cheap Grover bridge, but that's what I like. Good tone, not super loud so it doesn't bother everyone in the house. Really, whenever I play it, I'm surprised and impressed with how nice it sounds, and how well it plays.
I had a luthier friend of mine reshape the peghead a couple years back. It makes it look a little better, in my opinion. The cutting was done quite well. I wasn't sure if there was any finish on the wood at all to begin with, but just in case, I sprayed a little shellac on the cut places. I didn't do a professional job. If you look closely, you can see where it was sprayed and where it wasn't, but it's clear, so it's not too noticeable. If you're concerned, I'll take a closer-up photo. For $300 I think you're getting more than your money's worth.
I bought a newer Goodtime with the dark stain and regular peghead shape when they were on a great sale a couple months ago, and that's the only reason I'm selling this one. This is the perfect camping/back up/loan to a friend banjo. It sounds and plays great, but since it's a Goodtime and so fairly ugly, and inexpensive, you'd be dissapointed, but probably wouldn't cry if it got destroyed.
Comes with a hardshell case. This case does not fit the banjo well. I stuff a cloth of some kind under the tailpiece end of the resonator in order for it to fit snugly, and so the fifth string tuner isn't resting on the neck support. I'd love to give you a nicer case with it, but I'm not going to part with any of my other cases, and not buying one just to sell it in. Sorry! It works, but it's not ideal. If I ship the banjo, it will absolutely be packed well.
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