Being offered is an original 1925 Gibson Banjo. I do not know anything about these nor do I play. I tried to do as much research on this as possible but please look at all the photos as part of the description. I also had a friend who does collect and knows the ins and outs of guitars but he is not a big banjo man but he did give me his evaluation and a few things that I will pass along to you. WE did not remove the pan so the unexpected light bulb on the back, he did not see. My 1st research tells me the SN of 8068 makes it a 1925 and then there is a 23 or it looks like a space between making it 2 3. I believe that would make it a TB5 but I wouldn't want to guess about anything from there!!! I know there are other tell tell signs like the inlay designs to determine the exact model. There than that I do not know anything. My guitar guy saw a slight bow in the neck that he said should be able to be raised with the trust rod without issues.he used an 010 feeler gauge around the 7th fret and he said there was just a little space or movement and used the term rise in tongue to classify the dip in the 7th fret area. The only other thing he mentioned is that the frets could be redressed but again he said that is prob hardly even worth mentioning on such a piece. This is nearly 100 years old so I am sure it will have a few issues and you will need to do the set up to your liking including adjusting the trust rod. He said overall for the age it was a beautiful piece in very nice condition. Obviously will need restrung and there are some vintage strings included. I have no idea if they are the correct strings or even the condition from sitting inside the case for year. Speaking of the case, I do not know if it is original as it does not state Gibson. I was told it was. It is missing its handle and has some tape on the top and typical wear as expected. The banjo has some weight as the banjo is nearly 10 lbs. The case is another 6. The binding has a great looking abalone look to it and then there is inly all around the pan. The gold hardware is mostly tarnished and some of the engraving on the hardware is worn. The binding down the neck near the pot of the banjo is a little loose that could be easily glued. This is not perfect but for a nearly 100 year old banjo, I think it is pretty incredible. Sorry no Buy it now as I have no clue what would be fair. This is 34" from the tip of the headstock to the bottom of the resonator. Could probably use a cleaning and polishing but I sell everything as found condition. I also notice that there is 1 resonator screw that is not gold or like the others. It is the bottom left one.