This 1940 Gibson Custom RB banjo has quite a story to tell. Gibson custom built this instrument for early Grand Ole Opry performer and old-time music master Uncle Dave Macon.
Earl Scruggs purchased it in 1965 from Macon's son Dorris. (The sales receipt to Scruggs is included). John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band used the banjo on the 1972 album "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," to record "Soldier's Joy" - a banjo duet with Earl Scruggs. McEuen also played this banjo on the Scruggs-McEuen banjo duet "Carolina Traveler" for McEuen's "String Wizards" CD in 1991. The strings on the banjo haven't been changed since Earl Scruggs purchased it.
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