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Not sure how long they made 'em, but the original (Made in USA) run of Fender banjos were really nice. I think they were one of CBS's stabs at diversifying the line. Believe they stopped making them in the mid to late 70's.

After that there was a period of time before they started selling imports. The ones I've seen have walnut resonators, and are well made of very fine materials. Comprable to the Ome/Ode banjoes of the time in sound.

May 31, 2004  Does anyone have any idea what year this fender artist was made? Serial number 04674. Also What kind of banjo head came out on those late 60s early 70s fenders 5-star or remo?

Wander over to the banjo hangout for maybe more info. I've seen two that had poorly fit tone rings. Easy to fix though. So QC was variable. I've heard that some rims were several ply instead of three ply, but so were Gibson RB-250s at the time.

(Let us pause to cuss Norlin). Since banjoes are modular, banjo players tinker. I've seen more than a few with rim/tone ring upgrades.

Again, the same can be said of Gibsons. Very good, high quality, US made banjo there.

It has been played a lot, good sign. Value could range from 500- to 1500, depending on condition and type of tone ring and rim. Look at the tone ring carefully and compare it to a Gibson flathead Mastertone ring(just google a pic).

If it looks similar, good. If its just a simple brass hoop, or looks to be aluminum or steel instead of brass, not as good. Look at the rim carefully, 3 plys, best, more than 3, not as good but still can be decent. If that thing has a real 3 ply rim and brass flathead ring, its definatly worth well over $1000.