This beautiful 1928 Gibson TB Granda (serial number 9152-44) has just come in for consignment, from the grandson of its original owner! While it certainly exhibits clear, muscular tone as a tenor banjo, its true value may be as a conversion candidate for a bluegrass player interested in a pre-war Mastertone. The pot assembly, including its flange and 40-hole archtop tone ring, is completely original and undisturbed. And while the armest shows a bit of tarnishing, gold-plated pre-war banjos don't come around looking like this too often.