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Gibson Limited Edition
"Style 5 Deluxe"
5-String Banjo
Incredible beauty and sound, this banjo is also a dream to play!
. Limited run of only 10 - based upon a pre-war style prototype
. Premium Figured maple
. Chrome plated engraved metal components
. Radiussed ebony fingerboard
. 1930's Style 5 inlay in mother of pearl
. Style 5 inlaid wood on back of peghead
. Late 1930's profile style tone ring and flange
An investment you can truly enjoy every day! The new Style 5 Deluxe Banjo also features modified binding and purfling, with ivoroid and marquetry rings in the rims of the resonator and concentric marquetry rings on its back. The back of the peghead also wears beautiful Style 5 marquetry inlays. Each Limited Edition Style 5 Deluxe banjo comes with its own custom-shaped hardshell case and certificate of authenticity.
G-RB5-D - List Price: $8,889.00
SPECIAL: $7,999.00 - SOLD OUT
| Body/Pot |
| Resonator: | Figured Maple w/Marquetry Concentric Rings |
| Binding: | Ivoroid and Marquetry |
| Rim: | 3-ply Maple |
| Flange: | One-piece Engraved |
| Coordinator Rods: | Steel |
| Tone Ring: | RB-75 |
| Head: | Remo 11" Medium Crown |
| Bridge: | Grover |
| Neck |
| Neck Species: | Figured Maple |
| Scale Length: | 26.400" |
| Truss Rod: | Two-way Adjustable |
| Truss Rod Cover: | Black Gibson "Bell-shaped" T |
| Peghead: | Double Cut |
| Peghead Face: | Pearl Gibson Wreath Inlay |
| Peghead Back: | Style 5 Marquetry |
| Peghead Binding: | None |
| Fingerboard |
| Fingerboard Species: | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Pearl Gibson Wreath |
| Radius: | Yes - 12 1/2" |
| Nut: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.200" |
| Hardware |
| Plating: | Satin/Gloss Chrome Engraved |
| Tailpiece: | Presto Satin/Gloss Chrome Engraved |
| Tuning Keys: | V2 w/Ivoroid Buttons |
| Tension Hoop: | Metal Engraved |
| Finish |
| Finish: | Goldenrod |
| Color: | Gloss Lacquer |
| Other |
| Strings: | Med. Gauge |
| Case: | Gibson Shaped Hardshell |
| Special Note: | Certificate of Authenticity || Gibson Warranty Label on Inside of Rim |
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Thanks to the input of legendary folk and country-rock banjoist and guitarist Bernie Leadon - a founding member of The Eagles and a first-call sideman for the past 40 years - the new Limited Edition Style 5 Deluxe Banjo from Gibson Original Acoustic Instruments takes the instrument's classic form to a further evolution for the 21st century.
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