List C:  Gibson Mastertone Banjos

Serial Nos 8530-8999

(1927-1928)
List C


Most Recent Additions are shown 0000-00


Approx. Serial No.       Description
Timeline Prefix Neck   Model Tonering Flange Inlay Other
    8542-12 MB - 1     Dots 10-1/2 rim, shoes
    8542-17 MB -          
    8544-4 MB - 3 Tube Diamond Style 3  
    8551-44 TB - 5 Archtop 2-piece Wreath No-hole ring, Kershner Tailpiece
    8552-1 TB - Florentine Archtop 2-piece Bella Voce Cocabola wood, No-hole ring
    8552-4   - Florentine Archtop 2-piece    
    8553-1 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece Bella Voce 40-hole ring, White Holly Finish
    8553-9 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece    
    8574-75   -         Parts banjo -- Shell number only
    8575-9 TB - 1   Diamond   Shoes, screened logo
    8575-37 TB - 1   Diamond    
    8575-94 TB -          
    8584-11 PB - 1        
    8584-19 PB - 1       Rosewood Board
    8592-10 MB - 1     Dots "The Gibson"
    8592-23 MB            
    8593-5 MB - 3   Diamond Style 3  
    8593-11 MB - 2   Diamond   Shoes, 3/4" rim
    8594-17 MB - 2   Diamond   Shoes
    8597-42 UB - 4       Chrome plated
    8597-53 UB - 5       Gold Plated, SN on Resonator
    8598-26 TB - 2        
    8601-16 RB - 3        
    8602-84 TB - Florentine Archtop 2-piece   40-hole Ring
    8602-93 PB - Florentine Archtop 2-piece    
    8604-5 MB - Bella Voce Archtop Diamond   Neck used on Pickin' Magazine Poster
    8615-33 TB - Florentine Archtop 2-piece Bella Voce  
    8627-21 TB - 1   Diamond    
    8627-83 TB - 1   Diamond   shoes
    8627-98 TB - 1   Diamond    
    8649-12 TB - 1   Diamond Dots  
    8649-29 TB - 1       "screened peghead"
    8649-74 TB - 1   Diamond Dots Shoes, screened logo
    8650-3 TB - 2 Pyramid Diamond Style 2 Shoes
    8650-21 TB - 2 Pyramid Diamond Style 2 Shoes
    8650-25 TB - 2        
    8653-2 TB - Florentine Archtop 2-piece    
    8661-1 PB - Granada Archtop 2-piece   No-hole Ring
    8661-3 PB - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's 40-hole Ring
    8661-5 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's No-hole Ring, Kirshner Tailpiece
    8661-6 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's No-hole Ring, Kirshner Tailpiece
    8661-7   - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's 40-hole Ring
    8661-8   - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's  
    8661-9 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's No-hole Ring
    8661-14   - Granada Archtop 2-piece   No-hole Ring
    8661-16 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's No-hole Ring
    8661-21 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece   No-hole Ring
    8661-22   - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's  
    8662-2 PB - 3 Archtop 2-piece Style 3 No-hole Ring
    8662-6 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece    
    8662-8 TB - 3        
    8662-23 PB - 3 Archtop 2-piece   No-hole ring
    8663-1 PB - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's No-hole Ring, Kirshner Tailpiece
    8663-2   - Granada Archtop 2-piece   No-hole Ring, Kirshner Tailpiece
    8671-69 TB - 1   Hex   Shoes
    8671-78 TB - 1   Hex   Shoes
    8672-25 TB - 2        
    8673-1 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece   No-hole ring
    8674-5 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece Style 3 No-hole ring
    8674-13              
    8674-21 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece   No-hole ring
    8674-28 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece Style 3 No-hole ring
    8674-47 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece Style 3 No-hole ring
    8675-4 TB - 4 Archtop 2-piece H&F's  
    8675-9 TB - 4 Archtop 2-piece   40-Hole Ring, Mahogany
    8676-5 TB - 5 Archtop 2-piece Wreath Gold Plate, Walnut, "Leaf" engraving
    8676-12 TB - 5 Archtop 2-piece Wreath No-hole ring, Kershner Tailpiece
    8680-1 TB - Florentine Archtop 2-piece    
    8680-2 TB - Florentine Flathead 2-piece Venice Low-profile ring, multi-color binding
1927   8682-4 TB - Florentine Archtop 2-piece    
    8684-2 GB - 1   Diamond   Shoes
    8684-3 GB - 1   Diamond   Shoes
    8686-10 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece Bella Voce White Holly, 40-hole ring
    8686-12 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece Bella Voce White Holly, 40-hole ring
    8686-77 TB - Bella Voce       White Holly, Low-profile ring
    8689-1 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece Bella Voce Ice-cream cone peghead, Gold Sparkle trim
    8692-2 PB - Florentine Archtop 2-piece Venice Ice-cream cone peghead, Checkerboard trim
    8695-1 TB - Bella Voce        
    8699-19 MB - 2   Diamond   3/4" rim
    8699-21 TB - 2   Diamond    
    0110-11 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece    
    0114-15 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece   Special Pearloid Board and Peghead
    0114-17 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece Bella Voce 40-hole Ring
    0121-25 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece   Florentine Peghead
    0121-29 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece Bella Voce 40-hole Ring, White Holly finish
    0121-31 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece Bella Voce 40-hole Ring, White Holly finish
    0136-43 TB - 4   2-piece H&F's  
    0171-72 PB - 3 Archtop 2-piece   No-Hole Ring
    0171-76 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece   No-Hole Ring
    0171-81 PB - 3 Archtop 2-piece   No-Hole Ring
    0171-82 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece   No-hole Ring, Ball Bearing Style Hardware
    0171-87 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece Style 3 No-hole Ring, Mastertone on Peghead
    0171-89 PB - 3 Archtop 2-piece   No-hole Ring
    0171-94 PB - 3 Archtop 2-piece   No-hole Ring
    0196-99 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's No-hole Ring
    0206-12 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece   Florentine Peghead
    0218-19 PB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece   Florentine Peghead
    0223-25 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece Bella Voce No-hole Ring, White Holly Finish
    0223-27 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece    
    0228-52 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece Bella Voce Nickel Plated, Granada Style Resonator
    0253-58 TB - Florentine Archtop 2-piece   40-hole Ring
    0263-3 PB - Florentine Archtop 2-piece   White Holly Finish
    0263-66 TB - Florentine Archtop 2-piece Florentine White Holly Finish, 40-hole ring
    0283-85 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece    
    0283-88 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece   40-hole Ring, White Holly finish, Florentine PH
    0292-93 TB - Florentine Archtop 2-piece   40-hole Ring
    0313-8 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece   40-hole Ring. Walnut
    0344-13 TB - 4 Archtop 2-piece   No-hole ring
    0359-0 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece   40-hole ring, Kirshner Tailpiece
    0359-37 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece   No-hole ring
    0369-69 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece   40-hole Ring
    0369-72 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece   40-hole Ring
    0369-75 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's No-hole Ring, Kirshner Tailpiece
    0369-78 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's 40-hole Ring
    0369-79 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's No-hole Ring, Kirshner Tailpiece
    0369-82 PB - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's No-hole Ring
    0369-93 TB - Granada Archtop 2-piece   40-hole Ring
    0394-5 TB - 5 Archtop 2-piece Wreath  
    0404-2 TB - 5 Archtop 2-piece Wreath 40-hole Ring
    0404-7   - 5 Archtop 2-piece Wreath No-hole Ring
    0404-9 TB - 5 Archtop 2-piece Wreath 40-hole ring, Kirshner Tailpiece
    0419-5 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece Style 3 No-hole Ring
    0425-33 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece   No-hole Ring
    0439-1 PB - 5 Archtop 2-piece Wreath No-hole Ring
    0442-1 TB - Bella Voce Archtop 2-piece    
    8700-4 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece Style 3  
    8700-7 TB - 3 Archtop   Style 3  
    8700-37 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece Style 3 No-hole Ring
    8700-48 TB - 3 Archtop 2-piece Style 3 No-hole Ring
    8701-2 TB - 4 Archtop 2-piece H&F's Bella Voce Peghead, no-hole ring
    8701-5 TB - 4 Archtop 2-piece    
    8701-8 TB - 4 Archtop 2-piece H&F's Mahogany
    8701-9 TB - 4 Archtop 2-piece H&F's Mahogany
    8701-13 TB - 4 Archtop 2-piece H&F's 40-hole Ring
    8701-16 TB - 4 Archtop 2-piece H&F's No-hole Ring
    8701-20 TB - 4 Archtop 2-piece   No-hole Ring
    8702-2     Granada Archtop 2-piece   40-hole
    8702-4   - Granada Archtop 2-piece H&F's