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I too love the name of that Volpe color...."Gang Green". How cool can you get?

I bought a banjo a few years ago because it was a great bargain by a known maker and I knew I could resell it for more. It had a formica fingerboard- white 'kitchen counter' with little gold flecks. Ugliest banjo I ever saw.
Played it, fell in love with it over the months. Now it's one of my favorite banjos and I think it's beautiful. People want to buy it from me all the time.