Vintage 1970s Banjo Resonator Build

Alvarez was founded in 1965 as a result of the partnership between Japanese luthier Kazuo Yairi and St. Louis-based American investors.

My banjo is either a 71, 73 or 75. I’m basing the date off of current Reverb posts. I honestly don’t think anyone can tell the exact year their 70’s banjos were made without a serial number. Mine wasn’t serialized.

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