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Just arrived a true time capsule Top O’ The Line 1937 Gibson flathead tone ring TB-18 tenor banjo in its original black hard shell case!! You can read all about this simply spectacular banjo by clicking on the link in our profile. - This amazingly original and extremely rare instrument is a Gibson TB-18 tenor banjo made in 1937. This was the top-of-the line, most expensive of the three brand new top-tension banjos which debuted that year. Banjo sales were at a low ebb at the time, many of the builders who had ridden the tenor boom of the 1930s were either gone or going out of business at the time. Gibson was one of the few who were still making professional grade banjos, and the only one to debut a completely new line. This top-line Style 18 was the only gold-plated Mastertone model available between 1937 and the suspension of banjo production during WW II. - - - - #gibsonbanjo #gibsonmastertone #gibsontb18 #gibsontenorbanjo #rarebanjo #banjoforsale #gibsonflathead #flatheadtonering #banjolove #banjolover #banjos #tenorbanjotuesday (at Retrofret Vintage Guitars) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqDvKpjuR-g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=