Original hooks and nuts may be available from time to time from Smakula Fretted Instruments, Bedford Banjo Shop, or Bernunzio Uptown Music or the banjohangout classifieds. Or a disc type resonator of another type could be installed.ģ. A replica could easily be made, if one can find a suitable spring hinge. The remaining 2/3 must be left unsecured so the trap door will open.įinding an original trap door resonator for your banjo would be very difficult indeed. This one has no tone ring at all, but it has a hollow rim with spacers, sometimes called a Kraske rim.Ī trap door would not operate if it was secured to the rim with 4 screws- only about 1/3 of the resonator is secured to the rim. In addition, the resonator is secured to the coordinator rod with a hook shaped bolt and a nut. The trap door is attached to the rim with only one screw, located at about 7 o'clock when viewed from the back. I am looking at a slightly earlier trap door Gibson. My guess is that your banjo had something other than a trap door installed. There were several brands that were easily available. Some of these old banjos also had after-market resonators installed. Gibson experimented with resonators during this period, and used at least 2 types- the trap door and the "pyralin" resonator. According to Spann's Guide to Gibson, your banjo was made in early 1925.Ģ.
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