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Gibson 1926 RB/TB/PB-3 Mastertone Pot/Gibson early 1960s RB-250 Mastertone Neck 5-String Resonator Banjo Conversion with Hardshell Case - USED

$ 3,750.00

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This used Gibson 1926 RB/TB/PB-3 Mastertone Pot/Gibson early 1960s RB-250 Mastertone Neck 5-String Resonator Banjo Conversion is in very good condition and includes:

  • 1926
  • Pot is from either an RB-3, TB-3, or PB-3
  • Ball-bearing tone ring, with grooved tension hoop, and 2-piece tube and plate flange
  • Rim Stamped: 8281-24
  • Gibson RB-250 c. early 1960s Neck
  • Rosewood Fingerboard with Bowtie Inlays
  • 11" Top Frosted Head
  • 24 Bracket
  • 22 Fret
  • Armrest
  • Dual Coordinator Rods
  • Adjustable Truss Rod
  • A Newer Hardshell Case is included

Ball Bearing Mastertones work very well for both clawhammer and bluegrass and were found on professional-level Gibsons.  Most banjos produced in the 1920s were tenors, so the pot is most likely a TB-3, hence the conversion 5-string neck from an early 1960s RB-250 bowtie.  This banjo has a very clear, sweet tone up and down the fingerboard.  It was professional set up here by Karl Dieterichs (owner/head of repairs) and is ready to play.



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