Description
Exc.(-) Condition. Serial number 800286.
Beautiful blonde Maple banjo. Bookmatched figure Maple resonator with complex concentric purfling rings in three lines showing on back. Cream outer bindings along fingerboard, top and back edge of resonator, and heelcap. Rosewood stringer down center of neck. Neck is three-piece Maple. Ebony peghead overlay with Gold Star logo at top and Hearts and Flowers inlay in face. Flat ebony fingerboard with Hearts and Flowers inlay. Black “Mastertone block” at 21st fret. 40-hole archtop tonering. Nickel hardware. Tuners have matching pearloid buttons. Shubb 5th string capo installed along side of fingerboard. Some evidence of fret wear on the first few frets, but overall in excellent condition.
People talk about these early Saga archtops as having very good sound. This banjo is no exception, with much more bottom end and more presence than you would expect in an archtop banjo.
Great sound and playability.
In the audio clip below, this banjo is demonstrated by Caleb Dostal.
