This is an uncut 1929 2PF TB3 to RB3 conversion banjo.
Original neck is not with the banjo, but a beefy replacement neck marked with “CE Ward” on the heel has been fitted to the pot.
The original raised head tone ring, has been replaced with a Hopkins conversion ring. Original ring is not with the banjo.
The flange & plate, E2 stretcher band, hooks & nuts and 3 of 4 thumb screws appear to be original.
Tailpiece is a modern Prucha two hump.
It looks like this banjo had a light inside of it at some point, because there is a, very clean, hole drilled in the back of the resonator where the wires would have gone in and the Gibson Mastertone sticker has been destroyed, as happened sometimes when people put hot lights in the pot to keep the skin head tight.
The resonator was refinished at some point and no longer has the factory dark red color, other banjos from this batch had. The resonator finish does have a scratch in it (shown in picture).
This banjo cuts through in a jam and has a lot of different voices, depending on how you play it.
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