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This is a unique piece: Jason Romero's 100th banjo. Its features and unusual features abound!

In addition to being a banjo like no other, it is in dead mint condition. If it was ever played by its one owner, one certainly can't tell by looking. I suspect it was purchased as an investment, though it sounds so good and plays so well, I don't think I could have kept it without playing it!

You can see this very banjo on Jason's website: http://romerobanjos.com/07100/07100.html . Romero banjos are already legendary. Jason's 100th is a sure-fire value-keeper. With its hardshell case it's $3500. Sold
See and hear this banjo played (12MB .wmv file) or just listen to its MP3 soundtrack.

	The peghead pehead has multi-underlayment and a Cole-inspired, engraved gold MOP inlay.			The tuners are Gotoh brand planetaries, with ebony buttons, and are gold-plated. Note the underlayment of the peghead overlays (front and back) as well as underlayment of the fingerboard. Note also the neatly curved ebony on the volute!
	The neck on this gorgeous banjo is made of super-highly flamed maple. Note the really cool carving north of the 5th fret!			The monterillo-bound, ebony fingerboard has an "S" scoop, and has a Cole-inspired engraved inlay (of gold MOP). Notice also the gold-colored Evo fret wire. This is a copper alloy that is harder than nickel alloy but not as hard as stainless. Its gold color matches the gold-plated hardware elsewhere on the banjo.
	Jason's proprietary dowel stick is also of flamed maple.			The head is goat skin; the dark marks are the same stain as used on the wood, applied to the inside of the head to give the skin more character and to tie the colors together. Note Jason's proprietary, cast bronze tailpiece and his proprietary bridge.
	Note the graceful carving of the heel, visible just below the S scoop. Note also the smooth top edge of the tension hoop, as the brackets mount into holes on the sides.			The heel has an ebony overlay with a nicely engraved gold MOP inlay.
	The rim is flamed maple, while the custom tone ring is Honduran rosewood, with a 3/16 x 3/4 inch brass hoop mounted in a "trench" cut into the rosewood. The trench is cut a little wider than the ring to allow the ring to vibrate. The top of the brass hoop has been chamfered to Jason's specs.			As mentioned above the tailpiece is gold-plated, cast bronze, as are the bracket shoes, and the bridge is his own design, as well.

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