Ibanez Artist 5-String Banjo circa 1979

EileenC

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Thinking about selling it. Pretty much perfect condition. Original hard-shell case. Does anyone have an idea what it is worth?
 
I collected banjos for quite a while and had few Ibanez Artists pass through. There was more than on iteration of the Artist. The most desirable is blonde maple with concentric rings on the resonator and fancy fretboard inlays. These are very good banjos. I'd expect $800-1000.
 
Mine is blonde. Assuming it is maple. The resonator doesn't have concentric rings, it is a spiral. Fretboard looks like a vine
 
Mine is blonde. Assuming it is maple. The resonator doesn't have concentric rings, it is a spiral. Fretboard looks like a vine

Ah, okay! That's the 593. They are less common, although probably in the same ballpark price-wise. Is this it?

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