{"product_id":"bart-reiter-whyte-laydie-5-string-banjo-1990-8484","title":"Bart Reiter Whyte Laydie 5 String Banjo (1990)","description":"Bart Reiter Whyte Laydie Model 5 String Banjo (1990), made in Lansing, Michigan, serial # 528, natural lacquer finish, laminated maple rim and neck, ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 36 3\/4 in. (93.3 cm.), 11 in. (27.9 cm.) diameter head, and 2 3\/4 in. (7 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 26 in. (660 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5\/16 in. (33 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis banjo has some light wear but has not been heavily played. There are small finish dings and chips and some minor tarnish to the plating, with some loss on a few of the hooks. There is light finish checking on the headstock and a small patch of lacquer flaking next to the gryphon inlay. The planetary tuners appear a newer style than we are used to seeing on Reiters from this period, so were likely changed more recently. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis instrument plays and sounds excellent; it hardly seems almost 30 years old already! Bart Reiter, one of the finest banjo makers of recent times, no longer builds this lovely Fairbanks-inspired Whyte Laydie style instrument. This very nice and relatively early example of a very classy modern old-time banjo is now only available used, already slipping into history! Excellent - Condition.","brand":"Bart Reiter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853314478220,"sku":"8484","price":1850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_84accf5e-1ca7-4199-b5d7-03bcb5bc411d.jpg?v=1774334267","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/bart-reiter-whyte-laydie-5-string-banjo-1990-8484","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}