TB-5 Tenor Banjo

A scarce Gibson TB-5 Tenor Banjo in excellent, used and largely original condition.

A walnut banjo with colorful marquetry, engraved and gold-plated hardware

and the Famous Wreathe Pearl Pattern.

40-Hole Arch-Top Tone-Ring.

The replacement tailpiece bracket is original period Gibson, but nickel-plated.

There's one gold washer and one gold nut which have been replaced. One of the Resonator thumb-screws is

a post-war replacement.

Old re-fret and binding repair.

As Found, with a Restring.

The Very Nice Gibson Hard case dates from around 1960.

Index: 

10 782

Maker: 

Gibson

Case: 

hsc

Condition: 

Excellent

Serial: 

#8676-15

Year: 

1927

Price: 

7195.00

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