Chords for **SOLD!** 1981 Gold Star JD Crowe Model JD20 5-String Banjo

[G] _ _ Howdy banjo band here in the cabin with a good friend of mine, Mr.
Russ Carson
Many [N] of you know who Russ is if you don't you will know who Russ is
After I tell you who he is Russ good to have you here today, man
Good to have you brother and Russ is is one of my good buddies and got to know him here since he moved to Nashville
and I moved to Nashville and Russ is
One of the best banjo players that I've ever met and I only say that because I've met Earl Scruggs
So I can't say you're the best.
No, okay
But Russ plays for for a guy named Ricky Skaggs
You may have heard of him too
So Russ is the the banjo man out there on the road and the reason why we're coming to you today is
Because we have something really really cool to show you and it could be yours.
Is that right?
It could be yeah, sir.
Tell us about this.
What do you got buddy?
Well right here
This is a 1981 Gold Star JD Crow model
And this was the the top-of-the-line
that they offered in that time period when they were making managers from the 70s through the mid 80s and
What this is it's a faithful copy of JD's 34 Granada
And they went all out on the very first run.
They made a total of 80 of these
okay in 81 and
What they did they went to the same mill that Gibson supplied their wood
You know for those old Granada's and it's old growth fingered, Michigan maple neck it's
Something else and the thing that makes this one so unique is the fact that it's museum-grade
It's it's basically a brand new 37 year old instrument
And the cool thing was it was a essentially a 30 year old Granada copy when it was new
So I mean you're looking at a 60 year old Granada copy that's you know, it's it's just about
Yeah, well, I was looking at it earlier and I just couldn't I couldn't find any
Anything wrong with them you let me play that thing for about 10 minutes and I'll do something to it
So I'm not gonna touch it.
Actually I did get a chance to play it and it plays awesome.
It sounds
Great.
And like you said, it's it's it's like a time capsule
It is you just open up a 37 year old instrument and been touched.
Do you know who owned it?
I do not
I'm I'm the original owner just bought it.
They put it up.
They bought it from Saga in 1981
They stuck it under a bed and I've got it a couple days ago
And usually I was telling Ben, you know instruments like this
you have to take them apart and wash them and clean them and kind of get some of the gunk and right if you want
To really clean it up this I took it apart and inspected everything and all I had to do was
Wipe over with a microfiber cloth and just get that tiny little layer of dust off.
Yeah, and and that's it
the banjo is
Turnkey and ready to go.
It's in the original
Guardian case which is a miracle because it wasn't a good case
They were terrible but it survived without a mark on it.
I mean just the fact that that survived
Yeah, you never see those, right?
The head has been replaced on this banjo there was a tear in the original Remo
I put a new slightly thicker Huber head on it and I have the factory bridge
To go on the banjo.
Okay right now
There's one of Silvio Ferretti's bridges because I've got gigantic hands and I need
Crowspacing and the 11 16th size bridge.
Otherwise, you know gets a little bit too tight.
Okay, but you have the original
I do and I'll put it back on so if folks haven't figured it out [G] yet.
This thing's for sale.
You'd like to
To get it in somebody's hands that would have would appreciate it.
[N] We were talking about that like the folks who know who these
What these banjos are they know what they are?
Yeah, you know and so
You know, you might hear the word gold star and you think well I've seen quite a few gold stars around
Well, you have not seen a lot of [G] these not like this not these in 1981 first batch
girls now, huh, really well, I'm sure folks want to hear it and
Let's uh, let's play something just so folks can hear it here and we'll talk [Fm] about
What they might what else they might get if they decide to be the [C] owner.
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You Beautiful
What do you think because you have a you have one too, right?
I did one [N] I do which is why you're selling this.
Yes.
You were telling me you'd love to keep it
But I already have no this is number 28 and I already have number five and I've had that banjo for going on
Six seven years now and and I'm not a collector
I'm a player and I already have a gorgeous example of one of these and I'm not going to be selfish
These need to be out in public.
They need to be played.
They need to be appreciated
What good would this do sitting in my closet with me going?
Hey, I've got two of them.
That's great
Yeah, so that's why it's for sale.
It needs to be out there.
It needs to be enjoyed and it needs to be loved
Yeah, you play yours along with Ricky.
Don't [G] you all the time?
Yeah
[E] It's a really cool banjo.
Of course yours has some miles on it.
This one does not
[G] That's awesome, well if [C] folks are interested [Bm] let's let's make them a deal that they can't [Gm] refuse
If they buy this banjo from you
What will [N] they get they get the banjo?
Yes, or they get the case?
The original bridge.
Yep.
What else can you throw in there?
Throwing a good old Skype lesson.
Okay.
We'll definitely throw that in there.
Oh, so
You get a Skype lesson with Ricky skags banjo player if you buy this banjo and not only that I will give you
Three months membership on the website, which is got quite a bit of value
That's more than what the shipping is going to cost on this thing
[G] So I'll hook you up with that if you're already a member on the site, you don't want that three months
I'll throw you a t-shirt and hats
We'll make it work through.
Yeah, I like your head.
There you go
See any of my videos man, right?
I'm always wearing that head.
[N] Yeah, good stuff.
Well, awesome, man.
Thanks for stopping by I'm
I'm excited for whoever's gonna get it and own
Not only a mint killer sounding banjo but a piece of history
That's really cool
Really really cool.
All right, so y'all reach out to me or to
Mr.
Russ here and you can send me a message through the website if you're interested in purchasing this thing
I don't imagine it's gonna stick around too terribly long.
So if you're interested, just let me know and
We'll we'll shoot you more details if you need them.
Thanks guys.