Details
This is a Tubaphone model Bart discontinued very shortly after this example was delivered to Gryphon almost 27 years ago (he found the elaborate engraving on the headstock too time consuming). If you look at the headstock closely you can imagine why Bart would question whether it didn't make more sense to build more banjos rather than fuss over the detailed inlays on fewer of them. Fortunately, this one has seen so little use over the years that it's almost like buying a new Bart Reiter banjo! Even the nickel plating is almost perfect, and while the frets show a tiny amount of wear it was handled so carefully there are virtually no other signs of use. And while Bart had tired of the engraving, he was obviously very good at it after all those years of practice and the next owner gets to enjoy seeing the results of an artist at the top of his craft. The Fiberskyn head helps deliver a cool meaty tone, and there's nice figure in the maple neck, too,
Specs
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Neck material
Maple
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Neck shape
Traditional
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Nut width
1 1/4"
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Scale length
26 1/4"
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Tuners
Planetary
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Year
1997
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Diameter
11"
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Resonator
Yes
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Shell
two-ply laminated maple
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Tone ring
Tubaphone
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Case type
Hardshell
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Serial number
1499
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SKU
BARTUBA-1499
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UPC
141592
