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Gold Star Banjos
Making history, played by legends!
Most banjo players agree that the ideal Bluegrass banjo was the
flathead built in very limited quantities during the 1930’s. Earl
Scruggs, Sonny Osborne, and J.D. Crowe have all owned these
models valued in excess of
$
10,000. Gold Star is a replica of the
design and captures the sound of these classic banjos at a price
within the reach of any serious banjo player.
Extensive metallurgical research in the laboratories of the
University of California has resulted in the copper-rich bell
bronze alloy used in the tone ring of the GF-100 Series. Each
tone ring is cast, machined, and plated, then carefully hand
fitted. The rim itself is made of three overlapping plys of rock
maple, routed to the exact configuration used in the nineteen
thirties flatheads — the only construction that can duplicate the
old sound.
Available in three models, distinguished by their inlay patterns,
every Gold Star flathead has the utmost in volume and cutting
power combined with every nuance and shading of tone. For
today’s professional banjo player, there is no other choice but a
Gold Star!
GF-100 SERIES BANJOS
• Select mahogany neck
with ebony fingerboard
• Bound mahogany resonator
with twin inlaid purfling
rings
• PreWar alloy casted 20-hole
flathead tone ring
• Deluxe 3-ply rock maple rim
• Single piece die-cast flange
• Presto tailpiece
• Triple nickel-plated hardware
• Ebony peghead overlay
• Hand-cut inlays
• Deluxe hardshell case with
emerald green crushed
velvet interior
• Traditional “Flying Eagle”
inlays
GF-100FE
• Traditional “Hearts and
Flowers” inlays
GF-100HF
GF-100HF
“Hearts & Flowers”
• Traditional “Wreath” inlays
GF-100W
Gold Star Banjos
Item
Description
GF-100FE
“Flying Eagle” Inlays
GF-100W
“Wreath” Inlays
GF-100HF
“Hearts & Flowers” Inlays
