This banjo was on hold for the last couple of weeks. The guy bought my old style 11 instead so this great banjo is available again.
This banjo just returned from the Joe Val festival where it received rave reviews by some of the best players out there. It started life as a late 1950s RB100 and will spend the rest of its life as my interpretation of a 1930s style 4.
When I do a 100 conversion, which make great banjos, I start with a very good condition 3 ply pot assembly and go completely through the banjo, including cutting down the resonator side walls and inside lip to pre-war specs, which allow using the long pre-war style L brackets. I add a second coordinator rod and a 4th resonator lug and thumb screw. I have the resonators reskinned to whatever is correct for the model that I am trying to duplicate. In the case of this 100 it was as a style 4 with burl walnut resonator and walnut neck with Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. The neck on this banjo is profiled to templates that I did from an original 1937 RB1. Everyone who played it complimented the ease with which it plays. In the two post-war 100 that I have this year I have used the Dannick no-hole tone ring. Very powerful, wonderful tone with incredible 4th string, strong bluegrass crack, and perfectly balanced everywhere on the neck. How's that for a thorough description of a banjos sound. With the exception of the added tone ring, the coordinator rods, the L brackets and the presto tailpiece, this pot assembly is 100% original and in near mint condition. At $4900 it comes with a Guardian style hard shell case and a satisfaction guarantee. Thanks for your interest...Bill
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