I Have A 1926 TB1 All Orgional, Thick Rim, That Has That Sticker / Label, My Finish Is Very Good , I Contacted The Posting, I Asked For The Numbers Stamped In To The Rim, So far There's Been No Reply!

The resonator looks like it may have been refinished, and it's also been fitted with a tone ring from a Bow Tie. I see several things about the inlay that look off to me but, for the price, it might make a good player.

I don't quite see how it's a style 00. It should have sunburst finish and lighter colored stain, nickel plating, (probably) a thin rim, and usually no sticker.

It seems like its maybe a style 1 or 2 conversion with rb-250 ring? It's hard to say without more pictures. 

That's a decent price though, especially with what looks to be a prewar 5 string case.

Style 1, sub-Mastertone rim label, 1950-60's 4 hole archtop tone ring..

Decent looking conversion neck, although the inlay seems a little "unconventional"......what are those 1st and 12th fret inlays?

Maybe a replacement / after-market flange, resonator may have been refinished / over-sprayed....hard to tell from the photos.

Where did the idea of being a  Style 00 come from? The Facebook ad clearly states 1932 TB-1.

Probably a good-sounding banjo !

EDIT: looks like me and Mr. Harper were typing at the same time !

Do the exact years and styles matter on a 'players' banjo..? 

It's an old parts banjo and the price is in-range for a decent banjo. 

Take it for a test drive and learn the actual worth.

I bought the banjo today. I won't know until I remove the neck but the profile "feels" as prewar as any I've ever played. Also, on the back of the peghead, you can faintly see the holes where there were Grover "2-tab" tuners. Again, it makes me think the neck is prewar. The neck and reso have been refinished. The flange seems to be chrome plated. At first, I thought it was aftermarket, but it has the Doehler mark AND it has pull near the neck notch, just like many of the prewar pot metal flanges do. The tonering is a 4 hole AT from the bowtie era. The tension hoop may be a replacement but it is definitely a 5-string, AND of the two tabs on either side of the neck notch, one is a bit thicker than the other. Again, like many of the original prewars, because the tabs were filed down by hand. The case is an original Geib "redline" Gibson case.......not in the best of shape, but certainly functional. Regardless of the provenance of the parts, the ol' rascal sounds pretty good.........with 13 year old strings on it!!

it just looked funny to me lynwood but not having my hands on it was hard to say. i don't know where i got it was a 00. i guess my old age is kicking in. seeing that it is a 1 some of it makes more sense.
glad you got it,, at least now we know what it is.
the guy told my friend he was a painter and refinished it himself for his dad.... so that explains that.
you mentioned holes possibly under the refinish,, are you speaking about the grover rotomatic tuners of the 30s ?
and the inlay,,, is that a 5 or a wreath or what ?

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it just looked funny to me lynwood but not having my hands on it was hard to say. i don't know where i got it was a 00. i guess my old age is kicking in. seeing that it is a 1 some of it makes more sense.
glad you got it,, at least now we know what it is.
the guy told my friend he was a painter and refinished it himself for his dad.... so that explains that.
you mentioned holes possibly under the refinish,, are you speaking about the grover rotomatic tuners of the 30s ?
and the inlay,,, is that a 5 or a wreath or what ?

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In the original post, the seller said it was a 00. He changed that. The seller restores vintage cars, so that's where he got his painting experience from. And yes, I'm referring to the Grover rotomatics that were attached to the banjo with screws that went through two tabs on the tuners. The inlay pattern seems to be a Wreath with a couple of added pieces. It is my belief that someone replaced the peghead overlay and fingerboard with what you see now. When I remove the neck, the heel cut should reveal if it's a modern replacement or the real deal. At some point, there were cam Dtuners installed through the peghead. Those holes have been plugged and Scruggs/Keith tuners installed.

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Originally posted by 1935tb-11

it just looked funny to me lynwood but not having my hands on it was hard to say. i don't know where i got it was a 00. i guess my old age is kicking in. seeing that it is a 1 some of it makes more sense.
glad you got it,, at least now we know what it is.
the guy told my friend he was a painter and refinished it himself for his dad.... so that explains that.
you mentioned holes possibly under the refinish,, are you speaking about the grover rotomatic tuners of the 30s ?
and the inlay,,, is that a 5 or a wreath or what ?

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In the original post, the seller said it was a 00. He changed that. The seller restores vintage cars, so that's where he got his painting experience from. And yes, I'm referring to the Grover rotomatics that were attached to the banjo with screws that went through two tabs on the tuners. The inlay pattern seems to be a Wreath with a couple of added pieces. It is my belief that someone replaced the peghead overlay and fingerboard with what you see now. When I remove the neck, the heel cut should reveal if it's a modern replacement or the real deal. At some point, there were cam Dtuners installed through the peghead. Those holes have been plugged and Scruggs/Keith tuners installed.

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well if you remember epiphone used those grover 2 tab style tuners on their banjos in the 60s and 70s  ...so it could be an epiphone neck that had a fret and peghead board overlaid.