Instruments for sale or trade

Updated 05/27/23

G. H. Price Tradition S/N 030703
YouTube video link:
https://youtu.be/Qs-K1U5gTcc
Rumble video link:
"https://rumble.com/v12wkv9-gary-h.-price-tradition-model-five-string-banjo.html"

Gibson Mastertone RB-3 conversion from 1931 TB-4, FON 20-12
YouTube Video Link:
"https://youtu.be/ZGI9lckmZVM"
Rumble video link:
"https://rumble.com/v12bubm-gibson-mastertone-rb-3-5-string-banjo-fon-20-12.html

Gibson Mastertone RB-4 conversion from 1932 TB-1, FON 293-8
YouTube video link:
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mzpxf42O0k"
Rumble video link:
"https://rumble.com/v12c0do-gibson-mastertone-rb-3-conversion-fon-293-8.html"

Gibson Mastertone RB-3 conversion, FON 1408-7
YouTube video link:
"https://youtu.be/M7y-cCAomYg"
Rumble video link:
"https://rumble.com/v12c93k-gibson-mastertone-rb-3-conversion-fon-1408-7.html"

Gibson Mastertone RB-3 conversion from 1926 TB-3, FON 8297-8
YouTube video link:
"https://youtu.be/KwxBbqNbiP4"
Rumble video link:
"https://rumble.com/v12chpx-gibson-mastertone-rb-3-conversion-fon-8279-8.html"

Gibson Mastertone RB-3 conversion from 1929 TB-3, FON 9489-88
YouTube video link:
"https://youtu.be/MDPzwAShiWc"
Rumble video link:
"https://rumble.com/v12jk5u-gibson-mastertone-rb-3-conversion-fon-9489-88.html"

Gibson Mastertone RB-3 conversion from 1929 TB-3, FON 9489-95
YouTube video link:
"https://youtu.be/cEgf5o_OaU8"
Rumble video link:
"https://rumble.com/v12k306-gibson-mastertone-1929-rb-3-5-string-conversion-fon-9489-95.html"

Gibson Mastertone RB-3 conversion from 1930 TB-3, FON 9926-1
YouTube video link:
"https://youtu.be/AV7hq31xwF8"
Rumble video link:
"https://rumble.com/v12x27m-gibson-mastertone-rb-3-conversion-fon-9926-1-gary-price-banjo.html"

Gibson Mastertone RB-3 conversion from TB-2, FON 9691-18

Gibson Mastertone RB-250 Conversion from TB-250 FON 308342
YouTube video link:
"https://youtu.be/gtLGlZNi8fI" Rumble video link:
"https://rumble.com/v12ybzr-gibson-mastertone-rb-250-converion-from-tb-250.html"

Gibson Mastertone RB-4 conversion from 1930 TB-4, FON 9554-50
YouTube video link:
"https://studio.youtube.com/video/C-BJlT4arFk"
Rumble video link:


Nichols Road F-5 mandolin, S/N 2011-16, 2011 , Travelite case. $2495 plus shipping (add $600 for Price fiberglass case). Most mandolins of this quality in fit and finish are priced several times higher than this. Finish appears to be spirit varnish or French polish. Thoroughly satisfying in tone, volume and response.

YouTube Video Link:
"https://youtu.be/ZGI9lckmZVM"
Rumble video link:
"https://rumble.com/v12bubm-gibson-mastertone-rb-3-5-string-banjo-fon-20-12.html

If interested in any of these, I'll gladly email URL's for more photos.

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"" "GuildDV6>Vega TubaPhone, five string conversion 89701, 1929 , TKL tweed hard case. Artist pot, gold plating, carved mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, engraved pearl inlays. Ivoroid buttons on engraved tuners, wonderfully carved heel. $2500 plus shipping (add $700 for Price fiberglass case).

Vega Whyte Laydie #7, five string conversion 74239, 1927 , 11 1/2" Whyte Laydie #7 pot, nickel plating, carved three piece bookmatched curly maple neck, ebony fingerboard, prewar Planets with mother of pearl buttons, wonderfully carved heel. New TKL case $3500 plus shipping.

Price Knight banjo, 1983 , East Indian one piece neck and resonator veneer, gold sparkle purfling, lacquer finish, flat Brazilian fingerboard with gold and figured white MOP fleur-de-lis inlays, SL-5 tailpiece, virtually new, black hard case. I built this for a personal instrument right before I went back on active duty, and it doesn't have more than an hour's playing time. Last week I put my current Price Classic tone ring in it, and even the vintage Gibson guys at SPBGMA gave it high marks. It's deep and rich, powerful. On loan to grandson

Price Deluxe mandolin, 1997 , Port Orford cedar top, Oregon flamed myrtle back, sides and neck, violin oil varnish finish, arched fingerboard with cloud inlays, two piece Tradition F-5 tailpiece, 9+/10, black hard case. Not mint condition, but certainly EXC, this has been my personal instrument for some time. It really gets the job done, plays like butter, wonderful balance across the strings and up and down the neck. Finished in violin oil varnish, the very best possible. $7500

Vega Little Wonder banjo , Wyatt Fawley Two Star maple neck, with repro Whyte Laydie scalloped ring installed in the original Little Wonder rim, original dowel stick, repro No Knot tailpiece, ebony fingerboard with engraved inlays, Five Star Planet tuners with white buttons, geared fifth, Elite head, Vega style armrest, TKL tweed hard case. Back view Rim view $000 plus $55 UPS Ground within the lower 48.

Berthold Sandner viola bow, Pernambuco wood with sterling mounts, straight, nearly new hair, outstanding bow at a reasonable price $495

Maestro Vasile Gliga of Romania 4/4 violin, 1998, all ebony fittings, fingerboard, tailpiece. New rectangular hard case with Cordura cover, holds four bows.. This is the finest piece of violin craftsmanship I've ever seen, ebony button collar, crisp clean edges and glorious wood. Setup with Thomastik Dominant perlon strings $1995 back view

Price Classic 75 banjo, NEW, Cooperman submerged wood, hide-glue rim, Cox resonator with submerged wood side walls, Price Classic tone ring, SL-5 tailpiece, Honduras mahogany neck and resonator with twin concentric rings, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, Planet tuners, ivoroid buttons, geared fifth, spikes 7, 9, 10, ivory nut, TKL hard case. Replica of RB-75, but "Price" logo on peghead and "CLASSIC 75" on MOP block at 21st fret. Used as personal banjo for several shows. Back view PERSONAL USE


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