Allow me a confession: I love Gibson prewar banjos! I’ve caught a lot of flack over the years for being an amateur banjo player because people tend to assume I don’t have teeth. The complex was so bad that after graduate school I kept my “hobby” a secret so I could appear “intellectual.” (Hey, we all have our moments.) Here’s me on an early 1930s prewar Gibson walnut style 2. There’s more information below the video. I feel lucky sometimes, (well each day to be alive but…