Many good banjos

[Jody Stecher]

A public service announcement: Paul Blumentritt, a new member of this forum, has been the  proprietor of the Folk Shop in Tucson, Arizona for many years. He is retiring to spend more time with his grandkids etc and is selling his business and taking his banjos with him. I'm talkin' bout 200 banjos, many of which are vintage large pot Tubaphones, Whyte Laydies, and Little Wonders, which at 12 " is not so little so it makes ya wonder. He has plectrum and tenor banjos as well as many five-string banjos including Silver Bell.  His plan is to sell part of the collection a little at a time according to circumstances. I have been a customer and can vouch that his banjos are fairly priced.

Paul recently discovered the world of classic banjo and that led to his finding this website. It occurred to him that he might be able to offer some banjos for sale here but being a well-mannered man he was hesitant to announce that here since there is no buy/sell section  and he is by nature not commercially aggressive or pushy. I have told him I would pave the way by introducing him to the "classic banjo community" here and assured him that a low key announcement of a few banjos for sale from time to time would be well received. 

[Joel Hooks]

Welcome to the site Paul!  Ask questions and we will do our best to answer (then drift to discuss something completely different).

I have no problem with folks posting instruments for sale here but I don't run the site.

I would think they would need to be of the appropriate 5 string variety and nylon strung as this is a special interest group.  Scoops and "long necks" need not apply. ("long necks" in quotes because the term typically refers to 1950s+ banjos with extra length added behind the fifth string.  Long neck, in my mind, also would be appropriate to FVE banjos @ 28 1/2" scale-- thus the quotes).

[Trapdoor2]

Welcome Paul!

I also have no problem with limited sales of appropriate items.