1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo

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1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo

An excellent sounding and playing 1970's Japanese archtop tenor banjo fitted with an original 1925 Gibson TB-5 neck and vintage Oettinger Pat-pend tailpiece. 17 frets, shorter 20.5” scale, Irish tenor setup with flatwound Thomastic strings. Original frets are in excellent condition, and the banjo plays very well with easy angle and perfect neck angle. Richelieu pick holder, 40 hole archtop tone ring, tube and plate flange, and modern planetary tuners.

With hardshell case
1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo
  • 1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo
  • 1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo
  • 1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo
  • 1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo
  • 1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo
  • 1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo
  • 1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo
  • 1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo
  • 1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo
  • 1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo
  • 1925 Gibson TB5 / 1970's Tenor Banjo

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