Anyone seen a Kalamazoo rim sticker with a zip code?
I have been looking at what is possibly a RB-800 in a local music store. The banjo has 3-piece neck with Gibson stamped offset tuners. Fret board is ebony with H&F. Mastertone block at 20 fret. There is no serial number stamped on the back of the neck or in the rim. The sticker has a zip code.
The flange, hoop, and ring have been engraved but there is no sign of it ever being gold plated. Armrest is 2 leg and stamped Gibson.
It has a tube and plate flange. The tailpiece does not have the top cover and does not look original.
It has a 4-hole AT ring. There is about a ¼ inch gap between the ring and the black painted rim. Resonator is sunburst with rings and has 4 attachment screws.
I was wondering if any of this information might help put a date on the banjo.