Gibson TB-3 Model Tenor Banjo (1924), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 11195-A-16, shaded maple finish, laminated maple rim, maple neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case.

Here's a "Loar" that wont break the bank-a 1924 Mastertone TB-3. This was the lowest grade Gibson banjo to have the full professional features: the ball-bearing tone ring, "trapdoor" resonator and the double coordinator rods. With a very short 19" scale length this is a handy little player, suitable for ragtime or Irish styles and a neat double for the mandolinist-just as Gibson intended.
 
Overall length is 29 in. (73.7 cm.), 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) diameter head, and 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 19 in. (483 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/8 in. (29 mm.). A nice example with some average wear; most notably the finish is down to the wood on the lower third of the back of the neck. Unaltered with all original hardware except a plastic head and recent bridge, includes the original HSC. Excellent - Condition.