During the 1970s and 80s there were a number of master Luthiers building replicas of Gibson banjos. Real Gibsons were in short supply and many felt the quality was not up to standards so many of these makers made a living building these lovely handmade copies at knock down prices compared to a new Gibson Mastertone.
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There has been some discussion on the hardware used on this banjo. The RB-250 did not come factory in gold but that said, in 1962 Gibson would fill virtually any custom request. The hardware shows none of the pitting typical of re-plated hardware. Also the cost to upgrade after the banjo was built would have been huge so we are going on the theory that this was a custom order. Tailpiece: I found several of these gold-plated tailpieces in the boxes of 1960s Gibson hardware I acquired when Gibson Canada shut down in 1979. So I am assuming they were stock Gibson issue for at least a few of their gold plated banjos, though I’ve never seen any. I gather they were made by Elton but am happy for input from anybody out there who knows more.
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Here is a late 60’s 175 banjo with a neck binding upgrade from the Gibson factory. It is in great overall shape and has an installed 5th string capo. Comes with a precision gig bag.
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Here is a cool handmade banjo which is in great overall condition and comes with a black hardshell case.
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This instrument features a replica neck made by Wyatt Fawley in 2001, and the original 1930 Imperial Electric tenor neck is supplied.
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Need to be loud? Go ahead, plug this in and turn it up; you won’t even be able to hear the disappointed whining from the guitar players.
This model is also used by Winston Marshal of Mumford and Sons.
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