This gold-plated banjo is very rare. Gus Cannon played a Gretsch 5-string, but of much lower quality. This instrument has a unique tone chamber with holes through the rim and an arch top tone ring. It is an near-mint...

Produced between 1934 and 1939, the F-7 is a short-necked version of Gibson’s top model, the F-5. This is the model Bill Monroe famously used on his first recordings with his brother Charlie, as the Monroe Brothers, and...