EC- except needs some work (reseat, glue, level, recrown and polish frets, new strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), dark stain mahogany neck, tubaphone-style tone ring, fancy rosewood resonator with cream binding and herringbone purfling, maple pot with 28-hook bracket band, 4-piece flange, dual coordinator rods, large slotted diamond inlays in bound rosewood fretboard, 11" frosted head, 5 geared tuners with pearloid buttons, ~26-3/4" scale, ~1-3/8" nut width, made in Japan, with brown semi-HSC (yellow lining)
70U-3258
$525.00
ARIA SB400 (1980's)
13 Photos
VG-EC except needs work (replace head, dress frets, replace thumbscrews, clean, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), Bluegrass style banjo, mahogany neck, white-bound 22-fret rosewood fretboard with varied pattern inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, 26-1/4" scale, 20-hole flathead-style tone ring, one-piece flange, 5/8" multi-ply rim, single coordinator rod, 24-brackets, double white-bound rosewood resonator with decorative pearl cross inlay in center of back, replacement Planet-style tuners, replacement clamshell tailpiece (broken original butterfly-engraved tailpiece in case), Shubb sliding 5th string capo installed, missing armrest, quality import banjo, with flat top semi-HSC (yellow lining)
70U-3175
$550.00
|
BACON & DAY SULTANA SILVER BELL (c.1940)
18 Photos
EC-, 11" head, no-holes Silverbell tone ring, maple neck and rim (small amount of finish touchup on back of neck), sunburst pearloid covering on rim and back of resonator, "clover leaf" flange, 22-fret cream pearloid fingerboard with burgundy engraved designs (some fading), cream pearloid headstock overlay and underlay with burgundy colored engravings, front of headstock reads "B&D / SULTANA / SILVERBELL," Planet tuners stamped "PAT. PEND," B&D soft pedal mute, finger-style tailpiece, 24-brackets, armrest, 26" scale, 1-3/32" nut width, with flat-lid Goldtone HSC (gray lining)
70U-3215
$2,750.00
|
CRAFTERS OF TENNESSEE CLASSIC MAPLE (recent)
16 Photos
EC+, sunburst finish, highly figured maple neck and double w-b-w-bound resonator, white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, chrome hardware, one-piece flange, 20-hole flathead tone ring, Presto tailpiece, ebony headstock overlay with intricate pearl and abalone inlay, 4 Planetary tuners, geared 5th string peg, railroad spikes installed at frets 7, and 9, with TKL arched-lid OHSC (faux alligator covering, green lining) (SN:185505)
70U-3161
$2,500.00
|
DEERING BOSTON (2003)
17 Photos
EC, steel rim / tone ring, 11" frosted head, mahogany neck with volute, double bound mahogany resonator, fiddle-shaped peghead with silkscreened logo and eagle, individual flanges, 22 fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, Gotoh guitar-style tuners with metal buttons, geared 5th string tuner with pearloid button, 1-1/4" nut width, ~26-1/4" scale, on consignment, with HSC (burgundy lining) (SN:10464203D003)
70U-3262
$1,000.00
|
DEERING MAPLE BLOSSOM (1992)
13 Photos
EC-, walnut stained flamed maple neck and double white-bound resonator, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, 26-1/8" scale, nickel hardware, one-piece flange, no holes flathead tone ring, Presto tailpiece, b-w-b peghead overlay with pearl "DEERING" banner and floral inlays (stain on banner inlay from capo), five geared tuners, with Protec triangular foam HSC (black lining) (SN:1190192-2234)
70U-3146
$2,100.00
|
DEERING MAPLE BLOSSOM (2002)
17 Photos
EC+, walnut stained flamed maple neck and double white-bound resonator, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, 26-1/8" scale, nickel hardware, one-piece flange, no holes flathead tone ring, Presto tailpiece, ebony-b-w peghead overlay with pearl "DEERING" banner and floral inlays, five geared tuners, with shaped OHSC (green lining) (SN:07167402B117)
70U-3244
$2,100.00
|
DEERING MAPLE BLOSSOM (2004)
16 Photos
EC-, walnut stained flamed maple neck and double white-bound resonator, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, 26-1/8" scale, nickel hardware, one-piece flange, no holes flathead tone ring, Presto tailpiece, ebony-b-w peghead overlay with pearl "DEERING" banner and floral inlays, five geared tuners, with shaped OHSC (rope replaces handle, green lining) (SN:08192101 E 418)
70U-3245
$2,100.00
|
DOBRO "HOOTENET" 5-STRING (1965-1966)
10 Photos
EC-, made in Gardena, California just before Dobro sold the name to Mosrite, Allen Shelton was known for playing one of these, and they later inspired the reissue of the so-called "Dobjo" in the late 1980's. Natural finish with sunburst headstock back (original), bolt-on 5-string maple neck, ebony fingerboard with large dot inlays, 22 frets, railroad spikes at frets 7 and 10, 4 geared tuners (open back guitar style) with white plastic buttons and one metal 5th string friction tuner, metal logo plate on headstock, natural finish double white-bound body, C resonator (National style biscuit cone, coverplate has 6 groupings of of 4 rectangular cutouts), 12 1/2" holes around resonator on body, 14" lower bout, 1-3/16" nut width, ~25-3/4" scale (neck meets body at fret 16), chips out of fingerboard edge at frets 13 and 15, brown textured plastic tailpiece, on consignment, very rare, made by Mosrite (SN:50827)
70U-3255
$1,500.00
|
GIBSON CUSTOM 12" CONVERSION BANJO (c.1936)
20 Photos
VG-EC, this is a very rare bird indeed! A 1930's 12" rim from Gibson is virtually unheard of, and this instrument was undoubtedly some kind of custom order or experimental model. It features a 12" wood rim (29/32" thickness) with a 2-piece archtop tone ring (with 33 holes of 2 different sizes), tube and 4-piece flat plate flange, gold hardware, 26 brackets, with a First Quality 5-string neck (sunburst curly maple with ivoroid-bound rosewood fretboard, Flying Eagle inlays on neck and peghead, 2-band "GROVER PAT." tuners with mother-of-pearl tuners -- one modern repro tuner -- and modern geared 5th peg). Also includes the original plectrum 4-string dark-finished maple neck with 22-fret ebony fingerboard and yellowed pearloid block inlays at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19 and 22, double cut headstock with Flying Eagle style inlays, sunburst flamed maple resonator with 15" outer diameter and flat back (has been repaired on side), modern replacement Presto tailpiece engraved "Granada." On consignment, with guitar SSC - price reduced (SN:517-1)
70U-2963
$7,000.00
|
GIBSON CUSTOM PUMPKINHEAD BANJO (1987)
21 Photos
EC, definitely not a banjo for the faint of heart!!! Get ready for Halloween or the next gig in Sleepy Hollow, custom one-of-a-kind finish by "Greg Rich" in bright orange on neck, rim and resonator, all hardware except tuners have black anodized finish, double ivoroid-bound resonator has air-brushed graphic of truly frightening "Pumpkinhead" ghoul on the back, red simulated blood appears to drip down both sides of the neck heel and resonator, mahogany neck has graphic of knife impaling the heel of the neck and simulated bloody fingerprints around the 3rd to 7th fret area, ivoroid-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with varied pattern (standard believe it or not!!) inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, one-piece flange, 20-hole flathead tone ring, dual coordinator rods, five geared tuners with white pearloid buttons, white pearloid headstock overlay with pink bursted edge and dripping red "Gibson", gold label reads "GIBSON MASTERTONE - GIBSON INC. - NASHVILLE, TENN. 37210", basically this is an RB-250 model with a custom finish, on consignment, with OHSC (blue lining) (SN:82577578)
70U-3223
$4,000.00
|
GIBSON MASTERTONE CONVERSION
15 Photos
EC, 1933 5/8" rim with original decal, highly flamed maple neck and sunburst finished double white-bound (non-original) resonator, white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with hearts and flowers inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, gold hardware, newer 40-hole archtop tone ring and one-piece flange (broken original - gold plated, unusual - included), modern clamshell tailpiece, fancy pearl headstock inlays, four newer geared tuners with pearloid buttons, geared 5th string peg with pearl button, with recent flat-lid HSC (grey lining) , price reduced (SN:9489-17)
70U-2706
$7,500.00
|
GIBSON PAINTED MAPLE CUSTOM (1987)
15 Photos
EC, custom finished in creamy white with Pelham Blue bursted neck and resonator back, double ivoroid-b-w bound resonator, maple neck (we looked), ivoroid-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with hearts and flowers inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, one-piece flange, 20-hole flathead tone ring, dual coordinator rods, five geared tuners with pearloid buttons, ebony headstock overlay with fancy pearl inlays and pearl "Gibson" inlay, nickel hardware, railroad spikes installed at frets 7, 9 and 10, "GIBSON MASTERTONE" label reads "Custom Built for - Ray French - Nov. 5, 1987", basically this is an Earl Scruggs model with a custom finish, on consignment, with OHSC (blue lining) (SN:1987-005)
70U-3144
$3,000.00
|
GIBSON RB-1 (1926)
11 Photos
VG-EC except small repaired neck crack below headstock and some water damage to resonator finish, dark stained maple neck, rim and white-bound resonator, newer white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with dot inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, flat plate flange with diamond cutouts, brass hoop tone ring, replacement tailpiece, silkscreened "The Gibson" peghead logo, five mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, with newer arched-lid HSC, price reduced (SN:8652-5)
70U-2925
$2,950.00
|
GIBSON RB-250 (1977)
16 Photos
EC-, 3-piece mahogany neck and double white-bound resonator, white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with varied pattern pearl inlays, block inlay at 21st fret reads "MASTERTONE", 1-3/16" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, nickel hardware, two-piece flange, 24 brackets, black 25/32" rim, 20 hole flathead Mastertone tone ring, dual coordinator rods, clamshell tailpiece stamped "Gibson" in script, fiddle shaped headstock, armrest also engraved "Gibson" in script, replacement tuners (import D-stuners installed), with OHSC (burgundy lining, one broken latch), on consignment (SN:72947130)
70U-3259
$2,000.00
|
GIBSON RB-3 (1929)
20 Photos
EC, original 5-string neck, 40-hole archtop Mastertone tone ring, two-piece flange, 29/32" rim, dual coordinator rods, ~26-3/8" scale, 1-5/32" nut width, ivoroid-bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with diamond and slotted square inlays, fiddle-shaped peghead with pearl script "Gibson" inlay plus diamond and f-hole-shaped inlays, dark-stained maple neck and double ivoroid-bound maple resonator, Presto tailpiece, "GROVER PAT." tuners with ivoroid buttons, railroad spikes installed at frets 7, 8 and 10, original bracket wrench is even included, rare, a beautiful original 1920's Gibson 5-string, all original except 1/8" of neck binding, 5th string peg, new Presto tailpiece, plastic head, bridge, and strings! Great sound, and it's in great shape, with OHSC (blue lining) and Mark Leaf case (blue lining) (SN:9130-7)
70U-3129
$22,000.00
|
GIBSON RB-7 TOP TENSION (1998)
17 Photos
EC-, top tension head adjustment, dark-stained white-bound curly maple neck & resonator, slotted bowtie inlays in white-bound radiused 22-fret rosewood fretboard, radiused Snuffy smith bridge, ebony peghead overlay with prewar style "Gibson" script logo in pearl, ivoroid buttons on Waverly V-2 double ring tuners, one piece flange, 20-hole flathead tone ring, dual coordinator rods, carved resonator with flat interior, nickel hardware, ~26-3/8" scale, 1-7/32" nut width, railroad spikes installed in frets, 7, 10 and 12, excellent sound, with black flat lid OHSC (black lining, minor damage to exterior) (SN:7-9807-9)
70U-3231
$4,000.00
|
GIBSON RB-GRANADA (1933)
44 Photos
VG-EC, THIS IS WADE MAINER'S ORIGINAL 5-STRING FLATHEAD GRANADA BANJO and has been played by him all over the nation, from North Carolina to New York to the White House (for FDR) and back (see archival photos). It is historically important as well because Wade's unique 2-finger style of playing (originally with fiddler brother J.E. Mainer and his Mountaineers) helped to set the stage for the later innovations of Earl Scruggs in the original bluegrass band with Bill Monroe. The Mainers' "Maple on the Hill" and "Take Me in a Lifeboat" were 1930's classics and best-selling records in their day. Wade is now 102 years old, has decided to stop performing regularly and is selling the banjo to benefit his family. It features curly maple neck and resonator, one piece flange, flathead tone ring, gold hardware, original neck, rim, and finish, all hardware has been replaced by Gibson in 1990 (done because Gibson did the same in the 1960's), modern 2-ring tuners, with HSC (SN:9530-5)
70U-2599
$130,000.00
|
GIBSON STYLE 11 CONVERSION
18 Photos
VG-EC, blue 5/8" Style 11 prewar rim with original tension hoop and one piece flange (replated), with other modern parts, Huber flathead tone ring added, pre-war Presto tailpiece with punched center hole (filing marks on underside of tailpiece where it sets on tension hoop), mahogany neck made by Robin Smith, Flying Eagle inlays and double cut peghead, white-bound ebony fretboard, 4 modern Waverly double ring tuners with ivoroid buttons, geared 5th string tuner with ivoroid button, double white-bound pearloid back resonator with black and red silkscreened design, 1-7/32" nut width, ~26-3/8" scale, railroad spikes at frets 7,8 and 9, quality workmanship and parts, included is we are told a "reskinned pre-war resonator" (double white-bound mahogany, several extra mounting holes on inside), with modern arched-lid HSC (green lining)
70U-3178
$3,850.00
|
GOLD TONE OB-250 ORANGE BLOSSOM (recent)
17 Photos
EC, dark stained maple neck and 3-ply rim, white-bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with hearts and flowers inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, nickel hardware, one-piece flange, 18 hole flathead tone ring, dual coordinator rods, Price copy tailpiece, sunburst finished double white-bound flamed maple resonator, five geared tuners with pearloid buttons, nice quality import, with flat-lid OHSC (gray lining) (SN:2410205)
70U-3233
$850.00
|
HUBER LANCASTER (recent)
17 Photos
EC-, mahogany neck, white-bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays, block inlay at 21st fret engraved "LANCASTER", mahogany double white-bound resonator with concentric purfling rings, unique double cut peghead with ebony overlay with fancy pearl inlays, pearl script "Huber" logo, 5/8" mahogany rim, one-piece flange, 20-hole flathead tone ring, dual coordinator rods, Presto tailpiece, 4 Waverly 2-band tuners and standard geared 5th string peg with ivoroid buttons, railroad spikes installed at frets 7, 8, 9 and 12, exceptional sound from Steve Huber, with arched lid OHSC (burgundy lining) (SN:204-5)
70U-3180
$2,800.00
|
HUBER RON BLOCK MODEL (2007)
13 Photos
EC+, designed with Ron Block, of "Alison Krauss & Union Station" fame, 1-piece die cast flange, 3-ply mple rim (hide glue joins plies as in pre-war times), Huber "vintage flathead" tone ring, dual steel co-ordinator rods, double bound 5-ply pre war style resonator with 2 concentric wood marquetry purfling rings, curly maple neck, fiddle cut peghead with ornate inlay, bound rosewood fingerboard with ornate inlays, "RON BLOCK" is engraved in block at 21st fret, 1-3/16" nut width, 26-1/4" scale, Waverly V-2 tuning pegs with ivoroid buttons, engraved armrest and tension hoop, clamshell tailpiece, gold plated hardware, Huber bridge, railroad spikes at frets 7 and 9, great sound, with OHSC (burgundy lining) (SN:507-66)
70U-3257
on hold...$3,950.00
|
McPEAKE PRESENTATION (1981)
13 Photos
EC-, golden-brown stained flamed maple neck and resonator, dark stained maple 5/8" rim, 20 hole gold "Tennessean" tone ring, double ivoroid bound resonator with stylized ebony cross inlaid in back, signed on interior by Curtis McPeake, ivoroid bound fingerboard with "Hearts and Flowers" pearl inlay, "Tennessean" engraved in pearl block at 21st fret, pearl truss rod cover engraved "Presentation", rosewood headstock overlay inlaid with pearl "McPeake" and curliques, dual co-ordinator rods, 2 Keith D-tuners and 2 geared tuners plus geared 5th string tuner all with pearloid buttons, tension hoop, flange and armrest all engraved with diamond pattern, gold hardware, 24 brackets, Kershner style tailpiece, 1-1/4" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, made by Tut and Mark Taylor the original crafters of the Tennessean banjo, with OHSC (blue lining)
70U-3194
$3,150.00
|
OME MONARCH MEGATONE MAHOGANY (recent)
15 Photos
EC, medium stained mahogany neck and double ivoroid-b-w-bound resonator, 5/8" 3-ply rim with 20-hole "Megatone 200" prewar-style flathead tone ring, one-piece f-hole flange, fancy abalone and pearl "Monarch" inlays in ivoroid-bound Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, ~26-1/4" scale, 1-9/32" nut width, Brazilian rosewood peghead overlay, 4 geared tuners, geared 5th string peg, ivoroid buttons, Ome "Harp" tailpiece, 24 brackets, railroad spikes at frets 7 and 9, with OHSC (green lining) - price reduced (SN:4957)
70U-3158
$2,150.00
|
PRUCHA DIAMOND POINT (2006)
16 Photos
EC+, 11" head, natural finish, mahogany neck, tortoise plastic bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard, abalone inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, 26-1/8" scale, 20-hole flathead tone ring, 3/8" three-ply maple rim, one-piece flange, Presto tailpiece, double tortoise plastic bound mahogany resonator, 5 geared tuners with amber plastic buttons, ebony headstock overlay, pearl headstock inlay and logo, railroad spikes at frets 7, 8, 9 and 10, nickel hardware, handcrafted by Jaroslav Prucha in the Czech Republic, on consignment - price reduced with thermoplastic HSC(green lining) (SN:0657)
70U-3164
$3,400.00
|
PRUCHA MAPLE LEGEND (2003)
16 Photos
EC+, 11" head, sunburst finish, flamed maple neck, ivoroid-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard, pearl hearts and flowers inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, 26-1/8" scale, 20-hole flathead tone ring, 3/8" three-ply maple rim, one-piece flange, Presto tailpiece, double ivoroid-bound figured maple resonator, 2 "KEITH" D-tuners and 3 geared tuners with pearloid buttons, ebony headstock overlay, pearl headstock inlay and logo, railroad spikes at frets 7, 8, 9 and 10, nickel hardware, handcrafted by Jaroslav Prucha in the Czech Republic, on consignment, with thermoplastic HSC (black lining)
70U-3199
$3,400.00
|
RECORDING KING RK-87 SOLOIST (recent)
16 Photos
EC+, classic resonator banjo, 3-ply maple 11" rim, 20-hole bell brass flathead tone ring, 1-piece flange, sunburst finished flamed maple neck and resonator, ebony fingerboard with hearts and spades style inlay, double-cut headstock with fancy inlay, ~1/8" thick single-ply binding on neck, white-bound resonator and peghead, 4 planetary pegs, geared 5th peg, dual coordinator rods, adjustable truss rod, ~26-1/4" scale, Presto-style tailpiece, armrest, gold plated hardware, made in Asia, with OHSC (green lining) (SN:0000026)
70U-3184
$1,250.00
|
STELLING SWALLOWTAIL (2004)
16 Photos
EC, sunburst stained curly maple neck and resonator, swallows, acorns and Celtic knots inlaid in bound ebony fingerboard, 22 frets, engraved pearl swallows in headstock and resonator, Stelling patented flathead wedge-fit tone ring, one piece flange, "Lost Forest" old wood rim by Tony Pass, nickel hardware, Stelling tailpiece, bridge and geared tuners, pearloid buttons, railroad spikes at frets 7-10, 1-1/4" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, on consignment, Stelling archtop OHSC (green lining) (SN:5679)
70U-3211
$3,400.00
|
STELLING VIRGINIAN (2004)
14 Photos
EC+, sunburst finish, flamed maple neck and double ivoroid-b-w-bound resonator, ivoroid-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl and abalone dogwood blossom inlays and abalone underlay, 1-1/4" nut width, 26-1/8" scale, one-piece flange, Stelling Wedge-Fit flathead tone ring, Tony Pass "Lost Forest" old wood rim, ivoroid-bound headstock with pearl dogwood blossom and cardinal (Virginia's state bird) inlays, pearl tross rod cover has initials K.D.S. engraved, five geared tuners with ivoroid buttons, railroad spikes installed at frets 7 thru 10, on consignment, with OHSC (green lining) (SN:5728)
70U-3210
$4,100.00
|
Resonator Back Banjos (5-string)
 other vintage and used categories . . .
|
|
|
|
| 
