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Gold Star Banjo
The return of a banjo legend!
GF-85
• Deluxe 3-ply rock maple rim
• Traditional slim fast bound
mahogany neck
• PreWar style, deep-arch,
tapered-wall resonator
• Gotoh
™
tuners
• 20-hole die-cast, flathead
tone ring
• Triple nickel-plated hardware
• Plush lined hardshell case
• Traditional
Style 3
inlays
• Golden Gate
®
C-1530
premier hardshell case with
padded plush interior
• Shop adjusted
“Style 3”
In the late 1970s Saga Musical Instruments made banjo history
with the introduction of the Gold Star Banjo. These instruments
were the first production banjos since the 1930s to be manufac-
tured with the lethal combination of a three-ply maple rim and
a single piece flange! As a result, Gold Star banjos became
collector’s items for the current crop of pickers during the 1980s
and 1990s and are still the object of many a collector’s desire.
The GF-85 easily lives up to its reputation as a banjo in which
the sound quality and value far exceeds anything at twice the
price. Produced with the same attention to detail as the original
models and under the watchful eye of our skilled makers, these
reissue Gold Stars come from an almost clean slate and are
made the old-fashioned way, replicating ’30s era banjos with a
few modern touches like a geared 5th. Just one look and you will
know that the GF-85 is every bit a Gold Star and carries on the
name proudly.
GF-85
WITH
GOTOH
™
TUNERS!
Gold Star Banjos with Premier Golden Gate
®
Cases
Item
Fingerboard
Inlays
Hardware
GF-85
Rosewood
Style 3
Triple nickel-plated
