![]() ![]() Flipping the banjo over, the curl in the neck, and the resonator was was VERY curly-much more so than many Gibson Granadas I've seen, which kind of threw up a flag. The first thing that popped out at me when he opened the case was the peg head: the shape and inlay just seemed 'not Gibson' to me. I began pointing out things about it that appeared odd, or downright wrong to me. Though I didn't say anything, evidently my reaction betrayed my disbelief, so he began to prod me about why I'd ask such a question when the banjo clearly said 'Gibson' in the peg head, had the 'Earl Scruggs' truss rod cover, and had the 'Mastertone' label inside. I looked it over a bit and asked him 'who made it'? He told me that Gibson did. A good picture of the serial number ought to help figure out if it's a Gibson.Ī friend (who has been around banjos and guitars most of his life and owns some very nice instruments) recently came by for a visit, anxious to show his new 'Gibson Earl Scruggs' banjo. Nice looking banjo (especially if the picture of the off-centered 'volute' is just an optical illusion). Maybe this one has that stamp and I'm just not making it out in the pics. I think a Granada from the era this banjo is supposed to be from would have a 'Gibson USA' flange on it (the stamp is visible on the underside of the flange in the area where the heel bolts up to the pot). The peg head shape and inlay look a bit odd to me, too. I agree with 'Pick It'-There's something odd about the 'volute' at the peg head, like it's off center? Could be something about the photograph. ![]()
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