Banjo For Sale 
   BD Symphonie Silver Bell

#9083

Circa Late 1960's

Check my friend Polle's BD DATABASE

19 fret tenor
        Post-war Gretsch product, gold-plated, colorful engraved celluloid & rhinestones
Freshly setup
Some finish wear, some Pyralin shrikage on resonator backplate, common for this model

VG player, with excellent clear tone up and down

Dont let all the "Old wives tales" abut late model Gretsch Bacons sway you, these banjos  can play with the best of them when setup properly, and professionally!



11" archtop tone ring
Geared tuners
Ebony/Celluloid fingerbaoard with engraved and painted gravings
"Gretsch" fliptop tailpiece, patterned after Paramount


 
 


Soft pedal mute
Functional, needs new spring


 
 



 
 

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