1928 Trujo "A"
It's a plane, it's a bird, it's a mandrill?
Back in the 1920s, banjo star, Velma Truett and her partner, Harry George, operated a banjo studio in San Francisco where they taught "guitar tuning" for the plectrum banjo. They also marketed instruments under the Truett name, as well as a special line of banjos called "Trujo." Made by Gibson, these instruments were among the strangest banjos around. I don't need to mention the peghead as being a bit, er, out of the mainstream.
Check the inside of this beast. That gigantic tonering looks like a jet engine venturi! The shell is so deep you'd have quite a time replacing the case for this rig. This example is complete with the accessory tailpiece mute.
