New mahogany 5-string neck by Richie Dotson with Hearts & Flowers inlay. Ball bearing tone ring. The pot still has the skin head. The resonator has a very dark, almost black, stain and appears to be original, but I can't be sure. One of the resonator wall lugs is missing. Original Presto tailpiece and new Gotoh tuners. A good banjo at a good price! Click here for pictures
his is a very strange banjo. The rim is 1925 Gibson (FON 8172) with a ball bearing tone ring. The metal parts have been replated, and the armrest and tailpiece are modern. The resonator is obviously not original, and is attached by two thumb screws. As you can see in the pics, engraved metal bands have been placed around the tension hoop, tone ring, and resonator. The neck is of unknown manufacture. It has Gotoh tuners. There is virtually no fret wear on the rosewood fingerboard. If you are looking a real bargain banjo, this might just be it. Click here for pictures
Ball bearing tone ring. Nice 5-string neck by the late Robin Smith, with Flying Eagle inlay and rosewood fingerboard. New Presto tailpiece. The resonator has the expected scratches, etc. The banjo still has the original skin head, and it has a really great tone. Click here for pictures
with ball bearing tone ring. We had a new 5-string neck made, and the resonator was refinished to match. The pot is 100% original except for the tailpiece, which is a new Presto. One of the resonator screws is missing. It still has the original skin head. Click here for pictures
The pot on this extremely rare banjo was, in all probability, built in 1927, and the neck a decade later. There is no carving on the neck, and the peghead inlay is completely different than on the standard Bella Voce. It is absolutely original, with tube and plate flange and a 40-hole archtop tone ring. We had Richie Dotson build a 5-string neck that matches the original perfectly. It is a really neat instrument and you'll probably never see another like it! Click here for pictures
One piece flange. Very nice condition and 100% original. The flange is solid and not badly warped. It has a new Florentine Special inlay neck built by Wyatt Fawley. Call for details if interested. Click here for pictures
The conversion neck was made by Richie Dotson. This banjo has chrome plated metal parts, beautiful curly maple wood, fancy multi-color binding, and the original 40-hole archtop tone ring. This is a very rare Gibson; the wood and inlay resemble the style 6 Gibson.Very nice condition, and a wonderful sounding banjo. Click here for pictures
Tube and plate diamond flange, and 40-hole archtop tone ring. Richie Dotson just made a new copy neck for this mahogany banjo. Note the fancy concentric rings on the resonator. Studio King banjos are quite rare; much more so than Recording Kings. This one is completely original, including the Presto tailpiece, and it still has the original skin head. The resonator has numerous scratches, but it could easily be refinished. FON 9615-7. Click here for pictures
This banjo has a new Richie Dotson neck with Reno inlay, and Richie also installed one of his new flathead tone rings, and it will hold its own with any banjo. The metal parts are exceptionally nice, with a virtually flat flange. If you've been looking for a prewar Gibson, this just might be the one. Click here for pictures
With new wreath inlay 5-string neck by Richie Dotson. The rim is uncut and still has the original hoop tone ring. The pot is all original except for the tailpiece; it even has the original Rogers skin head. The flange is pulled up as usual, but is solid. It has great tone, and of course Richie did a great job with the neck. Click here for pictures
This is an extremely rare variety, identical to the style 11 but with the name S S STEWART on the peghead. It is one of two I purchased more than 20 years ago. It has a new Richie Dotson conversion neck with wreath inlay. The rim has not been cut, so it has the brass hoop ring as made. It has all the tone and volume you'd want, but with a lot less weight; in fact, I doubt that you'd know it didn't have a heavy ring. It has a 100% original pot with the exception of the tailpiece.
This is undoubtedly the rarest prewar Gibson archtop banjo in existence! From the front it looks like a regular Florentine, with the ice cream cone peghead and scenes of Italy on the fingerboard, but the resonator and neck carvings are completely different than on any other banjo. It also has one piece flange construction, which is found on only a few Florentines. Click here for pictures
With 40-hole archtop ring. One Piece Flange Gibson Banjo, but instead of the standard mahogany with concentric rings, this one is "ox blood" red maple. This banjo sounds amazing! New, sugar maple (rock maple) neck by Richie Dotson of Acoustic Box LLC with a Wreath 3 inlay pattern. Click here for pictures and a Video
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