Gibson 1980 guitar and bass catalog. Page 44. Details of the Florentine banjo.
Continuing with banjos, the second model (of four) shown is the Gibson Florentine; like the All American banjo on the previous page it was a very highly decorated instrument with the same US price of $4699. It featured a hand-carved Venetian coat-of-arms, highly engraved gold parts and rhinestone-inlaid peghead.
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