This example comes to us in great condition from its previous owner - having been used sparingly overall. The neck is nice and straight with minimal fret wear with added spikes on 7/8/9/10, and with scooped ebony fingerboard for frailing. The result of a passionate years-long collaboration between John Bernunzio and the Eastman Music Company, this banjo in-every-way recreates the extant 1903 example referenced in design, having underwent a full-prototyping process with John, and features a light weight, thin 3/8" thick and 10-3/4"in diameter rim assembly w/ scalloped Whyte Laydie tonering/bracket band. We remain incredibly impressed with this banjo, and wish we could still get them in new. All of the metal parts/hardware were painstakingly replicated, from neck ferrule to long collar, noting even the rounded "bulbs" of the repro No Knot tailpiece with deep string slots; grooved tension hoop. The maple neck is fully bound w/ 25.75" scale ebony fingerboard, finely engraved pearl in the period style, and notably a Gryphon on the peghead's face. Includes reproduction Bump case.