Another thing I know nothing about. I was at the Hagstrom dealer today And sitting in the corner is this ancient looking banjo. Holy crap! It's a Gretsch. It looked to be in near perfect condition, just old. Price tag was $249.00. How long did they make these for? Just curious, again!
Gretsch New Yorker Banjo
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Feb 4, 2010 6:19 p.m. Unclegrumpy:
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Feb 5, 2010 5:48 p.m. cousinharley:
I'm not familiar with the New Yorker but I have a Broadkaster tenor banjo from the mid 30s. they made a ton of them for a while. I think $249 is a pretty good price if you were thinking of getting it. EDIT Heck, I might be into it if you're not going to scoop it up!
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Feb 15, 2010 7:28 a.m. KCeddieB:
I paid $200 for a New Yorker tenor banjo a few months ago. Although these were apparently made pre-war, most examples I find are post-war (black pyralin headstock overlay with "Gretsch" etched horizontally across the top and "New Yorker" etched vertically), just like the guitars.
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Feb 15, 2010 9:56 a.m. Unclegrumpy:
KC, that's what it looked like.
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Feb 15, 2010 10:25 a.m. Unclegrumpy:
KC, pm sent. I'm not sure if they still have it but I sent the info on the shop. I don't get to go by there that often.
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Feb 15, 2010 10:33 a.m. Unclegrumpy:
They also get some nice vintage amps from time to time.
