Gibson RB-150/250 Conversion


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  • Excellent Condition
  • Year: circa 1955
  • Includes Hard Shell Case

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Excellent lightweight festival banjo employing an original style 150 rim assembly, and a higher grade RB-250 five string neck. The black painted 1/2" wide 11" diameter pot has a simple rolled brass tonering, chrome-plated hardware including one piece flange, armrest, and tailpiece, one nickel coordinator rod/one chrome, with single bound maple-backed sunburst mahogany resonator; checking and scratching present on back and sides. More formal, RB-250 neck from similar era of maple, with pearl Bowtie inlays down neck, and Mastertone block; long sliding capo, and spikes on 7/; frets have some pitting/wear, with binding shrinkage/discoloration, 1-3/16" wide at nut; chipping present on peghead, which had a break near volute at some point, patched holes from Scruggs tuners, equipped with unbranded Planetary style tuners.


$2149.00




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