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I think it plays well and it sounds like the real thing-not plasticky or annoyingly thin. I know next to nothing about banjo setup or tweaking but in my opinion this ones good to go as is. There are a few cracks in the binding but none missing and a couple dings and some bucle rash on the resonator as you'd expect in an instrument of this vintage. I'll set my BIN at a price well under my cost and consider reasonable offers above $349- that's a very broad hint folks.so please, no lowball offers. Naturally I recommend BIN as I don't expect this to languish. Check out my! Here's the boring ebay disclaimer stuff. If you have concerns please contact me or check my feedbac My descriptions and assessments are based on hands on experience and my own opinion. 1925 Epiphone Concert Art DeLuxe Recording Tenor Banjo in VG++ condition. Stamped Patent Applied For 5695) The neck is razor-straight, and the banjo holds tuning. All parts are original, excluding a resonator anchor bolt and a tension hook nut. The tension hooks are original but tarnished. The resonator is missing 75% of a 1/16" top lip. As this is black walnut, the appearance of the resonator is not altered. There is an 1/8" in diameter circle of wood filler on the side of the resonator. If you're a professional player, you'll want to have the banjo re-fretted. Gibson tenor banjo serial numbers professional# There is minor checking on the resonator and neck that doesn't affect structural integrity. more I'm trying to be as accurate as possible.

At almost 88 years old, this banjo represents stellar craftsmanship from a bygone America era.

I purchased this in the early 1970's from a luthier in Springfield. I later discovered that the underside of the banjo head where the tailpiece rests is signed by C.C.

I played with the Firehouse Five Plus Two for a year, and signed the underside of the head also. Richelieu, I don't think either of our signatures add value to the banjo. The features of the Concert Art DeLuxe: 3 inlaid concentric wood marquetry stripes intersecting 2 inlaid vertical wood marquetry stripes.