L. B. Gatcomb Standard Model Open Back 5 String Banjo, made in Boston, mahogany neck, spunover rim, ebony fretboard.
Ivory tailpiece, unattached. Six abalone decorative inlays on fretboard. Also small abalone inlay on headstock.
Overall length is 35 in. ( cm.), 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) diameter head, and 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 26 1/4 in. (667 mm.).
Missing two friction tuner pegs. Headstock has a cracked veneer. Also missing the bridge and nut. Missing heel cap. Condition as described above. As Is Condition.