A versatile open back banjo, this RB-170 can bang or frail! Features include dark stained rim, rolled brass tone hoop, mahogany neck with fiddle shaped peghead, rosewood fingerboard. 5th string sliding capo installed. Lifton hard shell case. Made in USA.
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SN 959000
c.1969-70
EC-
26-1/2" scale
3/4" dark stained rim
11" frosted top head
Notched tension hoop
2 coordinator rods
24 brackets and shoes
Rolled brass tone hoop
Waverly-style "window" top-tension tailpiece
Mahogany neck with fiddle shaped peghead and raised pearl "Gibson" inlay
22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays
"V" neck profile
1-3/16" nut
"Pancake" tuners with white plastic buttons, 5th string friction tuner
Armrest
5th string sliding capo installed
'60's Lifton hard shell case (green lining)
Made in USA

Gibson RB-170 Open Back Banjo (c.1969-70)

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SKU: 60U-210274

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A versatile open back banjo, this RB-170 can bang or frail! Features include dark stained rim, rolled brass tone hoop, mahogany neck with fiddle shaped peghead, rosewood fingerboard. 5th string sliding capo installed. Lifton hard shell case. Made in USA.

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