![]() The standard tailpiece was a Grover “clamshell”, often engraved “ Granada” as on this example. ![]() Introduced in 1925 with the debut of Gibson’s Mastertone line, by the time this example was manufactured in 1929 the Granada featured highly figured curly maple with a sunburst finish, flying eagle (or, rarely, hearts and flowers) inlays with a double-cut peghead, a one-piece flange, and modest engraving on the armrest and tension hoop. Gold plating, engraving, carving, painting, and rhinestones adorned the top-of-the-line offerings from Gibson and its competitors the Granada, as the lowest-priced gold-plated and engraved Gibson banjo (or “the bottom of the top of the line”) struck what many consider the optimum balance between opulence and restraint. Banjo makers in the 1920s and 1930s vied with one another to design ever more ornate and, in the eyes of some, ever gaudier banjos.
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