Gibson RB-3 Style Replica Banjo
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· Wyatt Fawley mahogany neck
with rosewood fingerboard
· Wyatt Fawley mahogany
resonator with concentric rings
· First Quality Music pot with Cox rim and Tennessee 20
tone ring
· Pot produced and fitted by Bill Sullivan of First
Quality Music in late 90s
· ‘Flying eagle’ neck inlay and double cut style 3 peg
head overlay
· Five star band tuners
· Leather strap
“This banjo has been
put together in two stages. The first stage involved noted banjo builder Wyatt Fawley
of Greensboro, PA building a neck and resonator for a mid-sixties RB-100. That
banjo simply did not have the sound I was looking for and I then contacted Mr. Bill Sullivan of First Quality Music of Louisville,
KY to put together a complete pot for the neck and resonator
which were (and are) outstanding. The pot is based on a Tennessee 20 tone ring,
Cox (or possibly Cooperman ) rim and First Quality
hardware. The resulting replica (copy) is an excellent banjo and after being
together for a couple of years, in 1999, I sent to Janet Davis Music of Bentonville, AR for a
complete set up. The banjo came back as one of the best banjos (to me) that I
had ever played and it served as my primary banjo of choice until around 2005.
The banjo does have
one eccentricity – the inlay commonly found at the 19th fret
is found at the 20th fret. I have sent an inquiry to Wyatt as to why
this was the case but have not gotten a response as of this date. “
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