Description
Exc (+) condition. Maple TB-3, converted to 5-string. Hardware appears to be 100% original. Beautiful condition original 3-ply maple rim with no-hole archtop ring and 2-piece tube and plate flange. Original armrest and Presto tailpiece. Neck is probably a first-quality neck blank finished out by previous owner of banjo, using original Grover Patent offset tuners and a period friction peg for 5th. The friction peg works great. Frets show no wear. Resonator in great shape with just cursory amount of scratches and dings. Beautiful cream binding around top and back edge of resonator.
These old original archtops have lots of tonal character. Owners of these no-hole tonering banjos know that it is easy to dial in great bottom end and fat expressive highs.
Comes with a period 1960s hard shell case with handle in good shape.
