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Great Lakes Banjo Co.

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From colorado_hick on 10/20/2023 1:18:39 PM

Hey folks, I recently acquired this banjo from my dad, who got it from the family of Mark Grube, who worked at Great Lakes and built this one for himself. He became a good friend of my dads after he moved to Colorado.
The inlay is spectacular. Its not getting played much right now, and I have considered passing it on to the right party to fund the purchase of an old F4 (oval hole) gibson mandolin. But either way I wanted to share some pics with the group
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AdTg_32eg1uQ5xv2cLx373MuZ5p0TSwq

5 Comments
	mud400 says: 10/20/2023 3:41:45 PM Very cool! Thanks for sharing! That is really pretty.
	banjosef says: 10/20/2023 6:33:09 PM Colorado Hick, How long have you had this banjo? How much are you asking for it?
colorado_hick says: 10/21/2023 11:31:44 AM My dad has had it since '79. Not sure about the price, if anyone has comps that would be awesome...
colorado_hick says: 10/26/2023 4:17:51 PM After some research Im planning on listing it for $5K, and then go down from there if there is not interest. Probably will not get the ad up until later this weekend, happy to do an in-hand for anyone on this sub group before that.
	banjowannabe says: 1/12/2024 8:38:25 AM Sent you a PM. I didn't see this until today. Lived with the builder, Mark, for a while in Ann Arbor. Great guy. I knew he had passed, but didn't know he was so young when he did. Let me know if you still have the banjo.
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