2016 Huber VRB-3 Five-String Resonator Banjo with Brown Superior hardshell case
Original price was: $ 4,499.99.$ 3,999.99Current price is: $ 3,999.99.
This Huber VRB 3 Banjo was manufactured in 2016 at their factory in Nashville and has the same features if you bought a new one today from Steve: an engineered rim, a Huber HR-30 tone ring, and a mahogany neck and resonator.
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This Huber VRB 3 Banjo was manufactured in 2016 at their factory in Nashville and has the same features if you bought a new one today from Steve: an engineered rim, a Huber HR-30 tone ring, and a mahogany neck and resonator. The Huber VRBs sound closer to a Gibson prewar banjo than anything else on the market today. Huber banjos are on backorder because of a tornado that hit their factory over the summer. Fortunately, they are back in business, but it may be a while before you can get a new Huber VRB 3 from the factory.
Condition: One of my students, who owned several banjos in his collection, owned this VRB 3, so it’s rarely been played. It has virtually no fret wear. There are a few minor scratches on the back of the resonator and a small mark on the back of the neck, probably caused by a wedding ring.
This banjo will be set up and fine-tuned by the professionally trained staff at The Banjo Warehouse before it is shipped out.
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Geoff Hohwald has been playing banjo since the 1960’s. He became active in the thriving bluegrass community in Ohio as a teenager while studying at Ohio State University. He has played professionally as a guitarist and banjo player with several bluegrass bands ever since. Geoff moved to Atlanta after college and co-founded the Watch and Learn publishing company. They now publish a full line of musical instrument instruction books and digital modules. He also owned several music stores in Atlanta from the 1980s through the mid-2000s and is still an active participant in the musical instrument re-sale community in the southeast.
Banjo Warehouse is a family business resulting from 50 years of experience in music and 40 years of experience in musical instrument retail sales and education. Our focus is on the 5-string flathead banjo, but we also occasionally have a good selection of guitars and mandolins (and other folk instruments).
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