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Gold Star GF-85 Banjo Pre War Flathead 5 String

Gold Star GF-85 Banjo Pre War Flathead 5 String. FREE shipping, case, setup!
Gold Star GF-85 Banjo
  
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Product Code: GF-85


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In the late 1970s Saga® Musical Instruments made banjo history with the introduction of the Gold Star® Banjo. These instruments were the first production banjos since the 1930s to be manufactured with the lethal combination of a three-ply maple rim and a single piece flange! As a result, Gold Star® banjos became collector’s items for the current crop of pickers during the 1980s and 1990s and are still the object of many a collector’s desire. The GF-85 easily lives up to its reputation as a banjo in which the sound quality and value far exceeds anything at twice the price. Produced with the same attention to detail as the original models and under the watchful eye of our skilled makers, these reissue Gold Stars® come from an almost clean slate and are made the old-fashioned way, replicating ’30s era banjos with a few modern touches like a geared 5th. Just one look and you will know that the GF-85 is every bit a Gold Star® and carries on the name proudly. This GF-85 includes a deluxe vintage banjo case!dnaught, Dobro/Classic, Gitane-style, F-model mandolin, 5-string resonator banjo, and open-back banjo with the characteristic “bump” design. Look to Golden Gate for all your instrument transport and protection needs.

Gold Star GF-85 Flathead Banjo Features:

  • Traditional bound Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard
  • Pre-war style, deep-arch tapered-wall bound resonator
  • Deluxe 3-ply rock Maple rim
  • 20-hole die-cast, flathead tone ring
  • Triple nickel-plated hardware
  • Traditional Style-3 inlays on the peghead and fingerboard
  • Gotoh tuner with white ABS buttons
  • Golden Gate® C-1530 premier hardshell case with padded plush interior
  • Shop adjusted
  • One Year Warranty

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Average Customer Review: Average Customer Review: 5 of 5 5 of 5 Total Reviews: 2 Write a review.

  0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 
5 of 5 My own GF-85!! September 28, 2012
Reviewer: Jean Clavelle from Sherbrooke, QC Canada  
Man I can't belive I'll finaly have my own Gold star!!! WOW!

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5 of 5 Gold Star GF85 review December 30, 2008
Reviewer: Kevin  from Vinton, VA United States  
Man, this thing rocks.  Very eye appealing and the playability and sound is unbelievable.  It exceeds my expectations so far and Ben was great to deal with at Instrument Alley.

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