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Resonator Back Banjos (5-string)

ALVAREZ MODEL 4286? (1970's) 16 Photos
EC, mahogany neck, brown-bound rosewood resonator with multiple purflings with fancy inlay, 22 fret brown-bound rosewood fingerboard with bowtie inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, ~26-3/8" scale, rosewood peghead overlay with fancy inlays, chrome hardware, 20-hole flathead tone ring, one-piece flange, single coordinator rod, tension tailpiece, 4 geared stairstep tuners with metal keystone buttons, geared 5th string tuner with pearloid button, engraved armrest, railroad spikes installed at frets 7,9 and 10, made in Asia, with flat lid HSC (black lining)
70U-3236 $700.00 buy

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 buy

BISHLINE CARDINAL (recent) 18 Photos
EC, double white-bound burled walnut resonator, straight grained 3-piece walnut neck with maple center strip, Tony Pass block laminated "Lost Timbre" rim with 10-hole Hopkins flathead tone ring, white-bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl edged mahogany leaf and wing inlays, 1-piece flange, Kerschner tailpiece, ebony peghead overlay with pearl logo and mahogany cardinal inlays, mahogany over maple backstrap, mahogany heel-cap, pearl truss rod cover, 5 geared tuners with ivoroid buttons, good sound and outstanding looks, nickel hardware, made in the USA, with burgundy Ameritage HSC (gray lining) (SN:39)
70U-3334 $3,300.00 buy

CRAFTERS OF TENNESSEE "TENNESSEE FLATHEAD" (2003) 20 Photos
EC+, dark stained flamed maple neck and sunburst finished double w-b-w-bound resonator, white-bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays, block inlay in 21st fret engraved "TENNESSEE", 1-1/4" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, nickel hardware, 20-hole flathead tone ring, one-piece flange, 5/8" 3-ply rim, dual coordinator rods, Price tailpiece, ebony peghead overlay with fancy pearl and abalone inlays, Five Star Planetary tuners with pearloid buttons, railroad spikes installed in frets 7 and 10, inside of resonator has been autographed by of "Doug Dillard, Butch Robins, Raymond Fairchild and Earl Scruggs," photos included, handcrafted in Tennessee, signed by Mark Taylor, with brown faux-gator OHSC (SN:141503 TNF)
70U-3343 $2,800.00 buy

DEERING DELUXE (2005) 16 Photos
EC, mahogany neck and double white-bound resonator, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl slotted diamond inlays, 1-9/32" nut width, ~26-1/8" scale, nickel hardware, one-piece flange, flathead tone ring, 5/8" maple rim, dual coordinator rods, Deering tailpiece, ebony peghead overlay with pearl banner that reads "DEERING", chrome geared tuners with white buttons, geared 5th string tuner, railroad spikes at frets 7, 9, 10 and 12, on consignment, with arched-lid wooden OHSC (black lining) (SN:1228005G615)
70U-3321 $1,650.00 buy

DEERING GDL (2005) 17 Photos
EC+, Greg Deering Limited model with figured walnut resonator and walnut neck, ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with fancy inlays, 1-5/16" nut width, ~26-1/4" scale length, double-bound resonator, extensive abalone trim on side of neck, ivoroid heel cap, i-b-i-bound headstock, flathead tone ring, one-piece flange, Deering engraved tailpiece, railroad spikes at frets 7, 9, and 10, five geared tuners with pearloid buttons, nickel hardware, with OHSC (green lining) (SN:0325205F593)
70U-3335 $3,600.00 buy

DEERING JOHN HARTFORD (2006) 13 Photos
EC, dark stained satin finish, flamed maple neck and white double-bound pop-off resonator, white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl "steamboat gothic" inlays and "HARTFORD" banner at 21st fret, 1-1/4" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, nickel hardware, tube flange, grenadillo wood tone ring, 24 brackets, "DEERING" stamped tailpiece, ebony headstock overlay with fancy pearl inlays, five geared tuners with pearloid buttons, railroad spikes installed a frets 7, 9 and 10, with OHSC (green lining) (SN:0339506 G760)
70U-3346 $2,850.00 buy

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 buy

DEERING SIERRA (2009) 16 Photos
EC-, satin finish, mahogany neck and double white-bound resonator, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot with maple curlicue inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, ~26-3/8" scale, 3-ply maple rim, sand-cast bell-bronze flathead tone ring, one-piece cast zinc flange, dual coordinator rods, nickel hardware, one-piece flange, Deering engraved tailpiece, geared tuners with pearloid buttons, with OHSC (green lining) (SN:02501209M835)
70U-3303 $1,385.00 buy

GIBSON CONVERSION 16 Photos
EC-, here's a nice conversion banjo done by Gryphon in 1976, 1930's 5/8" maple TB-11 rim (refinished) with faux serial number (9954-14 -- many Style 11's did not have serial numbers), original tension hoop and original one-piece flange (it's not warped!), 1970's 5-Star flathead tone ring, single coordinator rod, nice mahogany conversion neck, RB-4 style peghead overlay, white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard flying eagle inlays, 1930's "GROVER PATENT" Presto tailpiece (drilled for 5th string), newer Planetary tuners and geared Kroll 5th-string peg, aftermarket mahogany resonator with white binding, 26-1/4" scale, 1-7/32" nut width, what's really amazing is copies of all the paperwork from 1976 are included! With 1990's Gibson HSC (black lining), on consignment (SN:--)
70U-3263 $3,000.00 buy

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 buy

GIBSON EARL SCRUGGS STANDARD (1990-91) 16 Photos
EC-, sunburst finish, flamed maple neck and double white-bound resonator, white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl "Hearts and Flowers" inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, nickel hardware, one-piece flange, replacement 20-hole Huber flathead tone ring we are told, Straight Line tailpiece installed, pearl script "Gibson" and other fancy headstock inlays, 2 stainless steel Keith tuners installed and two stock geared tuners and 5th string tuners all with pearloid buttons, inside label signed by Earl Scruggs, unfilled holes at frets 7,8 and 9 for railroad spikes, filled spike hole at fret 10, plating is worn through on armrest, with arched-lid HSC (burgundy lining) (SN:1923)
70U-3314 $3,100.00 buy

GIBSON EARL SCRUGGS STANDARD (1992) 18 Photos
EC, custom amber stain finish, flamed maple neck and double white-bound resonator, white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl hearts and flowers inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, nickel hardware, one-piece flange, 20-hole Gibson USA Kulesh flathead tone ring, Presto tailpiece, double-cut peghead with ebony overlay, pearl script "Gibson" and other fancy headstock inlays, stainless steel Keith D-tuners, inside label features replica of Earl's signature and dated 2-27-92, nice banjo from the Greg Rich period, on consignment, with flat-lid OHSC (black lining) (SN:2026)
70U-3337 $3,200.00 buy

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 buy

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 $2,750.00 buy

GIBSON RB-250 (1980) 17 Photos
VG-EC, mahogany neck and double white-bound resonator, white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with varied pattern pearl inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, ~26-3/8" scale, nickel hardware, one-piece flange, 13/32" maple rim, 20-hole Mastertone flathead tone ring, dual coordinator rods, Gibson clamshell tailpiece, fiddle-shaped peghead with diamond and curlicue inlays, back of headstock stamped with "MADE IN - U.S.A." and serial number (small chip out of top edge), four Gibson geared tuners, geared 5th string tuner, all with pearloid buttons, lots of buckle dents in back of resonator (none through finish), with arched-lid HSC (green lining) (SN:81090036)
70U-3333 $2,100.00 buy

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 $18,000.00 buy

GIBSON RB-6 CHECKERBOARD (2001) 21 Photos
EC+, "New Century Style 6 Checkerboard" model, Argentine Gray sunburst finish, highly flamed one piece neck and double cream-bound resonator, cream-bound rosewood fingerboard with hearts and flowers inlay, checkerboard purfling on the headstock, fingerboard and resonator sides, 1-3/16" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, flathead Mastertone tone ring, engraved gold plated hardware, fancy peghead inlay, five geared tuners with pearl buttons, railroad spikes at frets 7 and 9, strikingly good looks, on consignment, with OHSC (black lining) (SN:6 0610 01)
70U-3320 $7,500.00 buy

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 buy

GIBSON RB-75 BLACKJACK (2004) 19 Photos
EC-, J.D. Crowe "Blackjack" signature model, antique mahogany red finish, mahogany neck and double white-bound resonator, white-bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with custom inlay pattern, 1-3/16" nut width, ~26-3/8" scale, "Copper Flash" satin gold hardware, one-piece flange, 20-hole flathead tone ring, replacement clamshell tailpiece, engraved tension hoop and armrest, five geared tuners with ivoroid buttons, concentric rings of w-b-w purfling on back of resonator, railroad spikes at frets 7 and 9, on consignment, with black OHSC (black lining) (SN:75 0412 115)
70U-3315 $3,200.00 buy

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 buy

GIBSON STYLE 3 CONVERSION (1931) 18 Photos
VGC+, 1931 Gibson pot assembly, 3/4" maple rim, red mahogany stain on inside of rim and resonator, two-piece tube and plate flange, no holes archtop tone ring, dual coordinator rods, double white-bound resonator, very nice mahogany repro neck with white-bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with Style 3 inlays, black plastic side dot markers, 1-3/16" nut width, ~26-3/8" scale, Kershner tailpiece installed, 4 unmarked pancake-style tuners with cream-color buttons, geared 5th string peg with pearloid button, railroad spikes installed at frets 7,9 and 10, nickel-plated hardware except chrome-plated tension hoop (which may not be original), fine sound, with '70's black arched-lid Lifton HSC (green lining) (SN:9259-22)
70U-3170 $3,750.00 buy

GIBSON STYLE 3 CONVERSION (1936) 21 Photos
VGC+, original 1936 Style 3 pot assembly with original uncut label, conversion neck by Rual Yarbrough (we are told), white-bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl inlays (slight fingerboard radius), 1-3/8" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, 5/8" maple rim, one-piece flange (nickel plating has been nearly polished off flange top), conversion flathead tone ring (no holes), dual coordinator rods, nickel hardware, pearl "Gibson" and flower-pot headstock inlays, "GROVER PAT." pancake tuners with ivoroid buttons, "GROVER PATENT" Presto tailpiece, double white-bound mahogany resonator with concentric rings of w-b-w purfling, railroad spikes at frets 7 and 9, on consignment, with modern arched-lid HSC (black interior) (SN:212-15)
70U-3318 $12,000.00 buy

GOLD TONE OB-250G (recent) 16 Photos
EC+, dark stained maple neck and sunburst finished double-bound resonator, white-bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl hearts and flowers inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, ~26-5/8" scale, gold hardware, one-piece flange, flat-top tone ring, dual coordinator rods, Price-style tailpiece, pearl "Gold Tone" and torch headstock inlays, five geared tuners, made in Korea, on consignment, with arched-lid HSC (burgundy lining) (SN:2403291)
70U-3345 $995.00 buy

KYLE SMITH LEGEND (recent) 16 Photos
EC, mahogany neck, white double bound maple resonator, beautiful metallic black finish, black stained Tony Pass maple rim, Prucha pre-war formula hardware, flathead style tone ring, 22 fret ebony fretboard, pearl inlay with "LEGEND" engraved in block inlay at 17th fret, ~1-1/4" nut width, 26-1/2" scale, Prucha tuners with ivoroid buttons, headstock has "Smith" logo inlay, v-shape neck, railroad spikes at frets 7,8,9 and 10, dual co-ordinator rods, great sound, made in the Tennessee foothills by Kyle K. Smith, on consignment, with black HSC (with burgundy lining) (SN:500TS (RIM))
70U-3331 $2,300.00 buy

MITCH CONVERTIBLE (recent) 18 Photos
EC+, natural finish, mahogany neck and tortoise plastic double-bound resonator, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays (pearl block engraved "TONE RING MATE" at 15th fret), 1-1/4" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, nickel hardware, one-piece flange, unique Mitchell Tone Ring Mate system of polished uplated brass converts from archtop to flathead, Presto tailpiece, five geared tuners with ivoroid buttons, designed by Mitch Meadors and crafted by Eric Sullivan, with OHSC
70U-3327 $2,100.00 buy

NECHVILLE MIDNIGHT PHANTOM (recent) 15 Photos
EC+, dark stained flamed maple neck, sunburst finished and double black-bound highly flamed resonator, black-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with 5th string tunnel, 1-5/16" nut width, 26-3/8" scale, Cyclotronic tone ring, black Heli-Mount hardware, straight-pull tailpiece, wooden armrest, five geared tuners, with arched-lid OHSC (SN:940)
70U-3332 $2,900.00 buy

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 buy

STELLING MASTERPIECE (1988) 18 Photos
EC+ except gold hardware is somewhat faded, highly figured maple neck and resonator, cremona sunburst finish, heavily engraved hardware, plate inside rim says "MASTERPIECE NO. 60" (#60 of 100 made), pearl truss rod cover engraved "FRANCIS / ANTHONY", ivoroid-bound ebony fretboard with fancy pearl inlays and "MASTERPIECE" engraved in plate at 21st fret, railroad spikes installed at frets 7, 9 and 10, double ivoroid-bound resonator with concentrice checkerboard purfling rings, Stelling one piece flange and wedge-fit flathead tone ring, 26-1/8" scale, 1-9/32" nut width, with OHSC (case shows some wear) (SN:3387)
70U-3281 $4,350.00 buy

STELLING STAGHORN (1991) 18 Photos
VG-EC except small chunk removed from inside of resonator, flamed maple neck and resonator, ivoroid-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy abalone inlays and abalone underlay, 1-9/32" nut width, ~26-1/8" scale, one-piece flange, Stelling wedge-fit flathead tone ring, double ivoroid-bound resonator with abalone side purfling, white-bound headstock with abalone "Stelling" logo and staghorn inlays, 5 geared tuners with pearloid buttons, railroad spikes installed at frets 7,9,10 and 12, fine sound, with OHSC (black lining) (SN:3754)
70U-3290 $3,650.00 buy

STELLING WHITESTAR (1979) 17 Photos
EC-, 11" clear plastic 5-Star head, early model natural finished maple block-style rim, Stelling no-hole flathead tone ring, dual co-ordinator rods, curly maple sunburst finished resonator with b-w-b binding, 3-piece maple neck with ebony fingerboard, 22 frets, split diamond inlays, "WHITESTAR" engraved on pearl banner at 17th fret, ebony headstock overlay with pearl logo, flying bird and notched diamond inlays, Stelling tailpiece, 4 geared "5-Star" tuners and geared 5th string tuners, pearloid buttons, railroad spikes at frets 7,9 and 10, 1-5/16" nut width, ~26-3/8" scale, chrome plating on armrest is worn through in center, with flat-lid OHSC (black lining) (SN:1276)
70U-3282 $2,150.00 buy



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