final assembly of the old Gibson banjo!

The last video in the "restoring mike's dad's Gibson Mastertone" series. Final assembly, taking it from a pile of parts to a finished instrument. A few last adjustments then it's making music!

[@OldBanjer]

This has been fun to follow along with. Love them old Bow Tie banjers.

[@adamzocchi]

What a journey.. has been fun! Can't wait for the next one. Thank you for your contribution to the music world

[@flash8051]

Man this Bowtie sounds fantastic...nice playing Dave!! FANTASTIC job on the restoration! Your skill and craftsmanship are amazing. Some lucky banjo player is going to get a fine instrument!

[@banjomark9900]

Dave, Your “stick-to-it-ivness” is astonishing? Great job 👏

[@NSBarnett]

I don't recall seeing what you did to get the final finish to the fingerboard. Did I miss a video? I have banjos, I watch banjo videos on youtube, and got the first "Mike's dad's Gibson" video in my youtube feed. I watched it and I've been hooked on watching them all ever since. I'm amazed at the extent of the equipment you have, as well as the time you've taken on it. I hope Dave told you beforehand that he was going to sell it, and you were able to say that the cost of restoring it would be recouped when he sold it. If he didn't get on with his dad, he probably HATES banjo music! I'm in London. Do you know an English banjo player called Bill Peck? He used to live in California and come back to London for the summer, where I played with him in the 1990s.

[@daleburke3679]

Like to have a close picture of them D Tuners so I can make me some like them ,,,,,,like them better then the new ones you buy