Antique ca 1910 Buckbee-style Tenor Banjo German-silver Spun-over Gretsch Lange

Description

Antique circa 1910 Buckbee-style open-back Tenor Banjo == Half-spunover German silver and maple rim, 2-piece maple neck with mah*gany center strip and 18 frets, thick RW fretboard, RW headstock overlay and heel cap, ivoroid tuner buttons, 10 3/4" with 20 hooks == VG cosmetic condition, only real flaw is finish wear on back of neck as shown == Excellent structural condition, straight neck and rim -- this has had steel strings on it since about 1960 as the Harry Reser "Let's Play The Banjo" book enclosed is dated 1959, when apparently the banjo found new life lol -- no damage at all from having steels on it == Black alligator case is also circa 1960 == Banjo has no markings  == I'm just a guitar player, but I've bought and sold enough banjos to know identification is not always easy! Mugwumps id's this peghead shape as used on some Gretsch-sold instruments,  it's possible this was assembled with Buckbee parts after Lange bought Buckbee, as Gretsch did use other banjo manufacturers -- I identified as a Buckbee style as the Buckbee 5-string currently on eBay has an essentially identical half-spunover rim/20-hook pot, and that combination seems to be rare (looked at LOTS of pix researching) -- info welcomed! == Ships Worldwide ==
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Blue Book condition grades: Mint 98%, EXC+  95%, EXC  90%, VG+ 80%, VG 70%, Good 60%, Fair 40%