Welcome to The Registry
Below are the serial numbers and corresponding models currently logged in our database. New numbers are coming in all the time so check back often for the updated list. And of course we hope you'll contribute the specs of your current or former Gatcomb instrument.
Serial numbers in purple are clickable links to photos and information about the respective instrument. (Many thanks to the various owners that have forwarded photos to us.)
(Please note that this list is dedicated to vintage banjos, most of which were constructed from 1875 to 1899. Please check back later for serial numbers of modern Gatcomb Co. banjos and stringed instruments.)
Serial numbers in purple are clickable links to photos and information about the respective instrument. (Many thanks to the various owners that have forwarded photos to us.)
(Please note that this list is dedicated to vintage banjos, most of which were constructed from 1875 to 1899. Please check back later for serial numbers of modern Gatcomb Co. banjos and stringed instruments.)
Serial # Model Year Description
? Piccolo banjo 14-1/2" scale
? Standard Sold by Musurgia (NY)
07010 The Lansing circa 1892 5-digit serial number, "Little
Gem" neck adjuster, an ivory
tailpiece and more abalone
than all the shells on
the Maine coast
110 Robinson Improved
124 Robinson Improved
140 Robinson Improved Complete with Whyte Layde
tone ring
142 Robinson Improved
144 Robinson Model
158 Robinson Improved Model 2
518 Monarch Model 15
815 Monarch Model 15
1375 Monarch
1619 Standard circa 1888
1664 Unmarked Model (probably a Std.)
1858 Standard
2028 Standard
2035 Standard 20
2038
2049 Student
2200's Standard circa 1888
2289 Standard circa 1888
2355 Monarch circa 1889 (12" head, 26" scale)
2409 Standard Model 35 circa 1889
2537
2786 Student Model 10
2848 Standard Model 20
2901 Standard Model 30
2958 Standard Model 15 circa 1888-90
3067 Standard Presentation Model This was a top-of-the-line
Gatcomb model; adorned
with snail and wire; a carved
lion's head on the neck heel;
pictured in posters and
promotional printed
material.
3289 Standard 20
3309 Standard Model 15
3518 Monarch Model 15 circa 1890 (Montana)
3556
3616 No. 20 Standard
3629 Monarch 15
3636 Student (Model 10) Nonstandard headstock
shape
3734 Monarch 20
3780 Standard circa 1890 Resides In Maine
3812 Standard (Model 12)
3844 Student
3853 Standard 40 Piccolo One of two known Gatcomb piccolos
3868 Student (Model 10)
4029 Student 10
4087 Standard circa 1890
4118 Student 10
4137 Student 10
4170 Student 10
4190
4297 The Monarch Model 27
4331 Standard 20
4336 Standard 15
4363 Standard
4471 "Gatcomb's Award" Model 75 circa 1890
4480 circa 1895 (From SLC, then Memphis)
4483 Standard Model 20
4490 Standard 15 Photo 1, Photo 2
4516 Monarch 15
4550
4632 Standard 15
4673
4722 Student
4754 Standard 12 Stamped "L.B. Gatcomb Co.
Owners & Manufacturers"
on outer rim near neck
attachment (Canada)
4786 Student 10
4816 Student Sent to us by Magnus in
Sweden
4897 Standard 25 28-bracket
4898 Standard 20
4901 Standard 25
5079 Standard
5201 Standard (Model 40) Extensive and elaborate inlay
and marquetry. Perhaps a
presentation model.
5215 Standard 12
5292 Student 10
5309 Student
5393 Student 20 circa 1891-2
5427 Standard 25
5479 Monarch banjeaurine
5662
5677 Haynes Standard Model 20 late '91/early '92 30-bracket
5726 Haynes Standard 15 late '91/early '92
5755 Haynes Standard
5803 Student
5809 Student 10 Signed by L.B. Gatcomb?
5838 Monarch 15 (Baneaurine) circa 1895 Offered for sale through
RetroFret
5860 Standard 12
5875 Standard Model 20
5885 Student 10 circa 1890
5888 Monarch 15 (Banjeaurine) "Little Gem" neck adjuster
with "bluegrass" style
headstock (Pennsylvania)
5943 The Lansing
6071 Standard
6081 The Lansing circa 1892 Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3,
Photo 4, Photo 5
6151 Monarch Model 20 Banjeaurine circa 1892 "Little Gem" neck adjuster
6205 Standard 25
6212 Standard 12
6240 Standard 15
6358 The Lansing
6363 Student (Estate sale in S. Hadley,
Massachusetts)
6494 The Lansing Stamped "pat apl'd for"
6497 Lansing 10
6522 Standard 15
6617 Student Model 10
6659 The Lansing
6708 Standard Model 15
6766 Standard 25 Late '91-Early '92
6798 Standard (Model 15)
6799 Standard (Model 15) In Germany
6850 The Lansing 30-bracket
7046 Standard
7055 Standard
7132 Monarch Model 15 circa 1890
8147 Standard
? Standard Sold by Musurgia (NY)
07010 The Lansing circa 1892 5-digit serial number, "Little
Gem" neck adjuster, an ivory
tailpiece and more abalone
than all the shells on
the Maine coast
110 Robinson Improved
124 Robinson Improved
140 Robinson Improved Complete with Whyte Layde
tone ring
142 Robinson Improved
144 Robinson Model
158 Robinson Improved Model 2
518 Monarch Model 15
815 Monarch Model 15
1375 Monarch
1619 Standard circa 1888
1664 Unmarked Model (probably a Std.)
1858 Standard
2028 Standard
2035 Standard 20
2038
2049 Student
2200's Standard circa 1888
2289 Standard circa 1888
2355 Monarch circa 1889 (12" head, 26" scale)
2409 Standard Model 35 circa 1889
2537
2786 Student Model 10
2848 Standard Model 20
2901 Standard Model 30
2958 Standard Model 15 circa 1888-90
3067 Standard Presentation Model This was a top-of-the-line
Gatcomb model; adorned
with snail and wire; a carved
lion's head on the neck heel;
pictured in posters and
promotional printed
material.
3289 Standard 20
3309 Standard Model 15
3518 Monarch Model 15 circa 1890 (Montana)
3556
3616 No. 20 Standard
3629 Monarch 15
3636 Student (Model 10) Nonstandard headstock
shape
3734 Monarch 20
3780 Standard circa 1890 Resides In Maine
3812 Standard (Model 12)
3844 Student
3853 Standard 40 Piccolo One of two known Gatcomb piccolos
3868 Student (Model 10)
4029 Student 10
4087 Standard circa 1890
4118 Student 10
4137 Student 10
4170 Student 10
4190
4297 The Monarch Model 27
4331 Standard 20
4336 Standard 15
4363 Standard
4471 "Gatcomb's Award" Model 75 circa 1890
4480 circa 1895 (From SLC, then Memphis)
4483 Standard Model 20
4490 Standard 15 Photo 1, Photo 2
4516 Monarch 15
4550
4632 Standard 15
4673
4722 Student
4754 Standard 12 Stamped "L.B. Gatcomb Co.
Owners & Manufacturers"
on outer rim near neck
attachment (Canada)
4786 Student 10
4816 Student Sent to us by Magnus in
Sweden
4897 Standard 25 28-bracket
4898 Standard 20
4901 Standard 25
5079 Standard
5201 Standard (Model 40) Extensive and elaborate inlay
and marquetry. Perhaps a
presentation model.
5215 Standard 12
5292 Student 10
5309 Student
5393 Student 20 circa 1891-2
5427 Standard 25
5479 Monarch banjeaurine
5662
5677 Haynes Standard Model 20 late '91/early '92 30-bracket
5726 Haynes Standard 15 late '91/early '92
5755 Haynes Standard
5803 Student
5809 Student 10 Signed by L.B. Gatcomb?
5838 Monarch 15 (Baneaurine) circa 1895 Offered for sale through
RetroFret
5860 Standard 12
5875 Standard Model 20
5885 Student 10 circa 1890
5888 Monarch 15 (Banjeaurine) "Little Gem" neck adjuster
with "bluegrass" style
headstock (Pennsylvania)
5943 The Lansing
6071 Standard
6081 The Lansing circa 1892 Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3,
Photo 4, Photo 5
6151 Monarch Model 20 Banjeaurine circa 1892 "Little Gem" neck adjuster
6205 Standard 25
6212 Standard 12
6240 Standard 15
6358 The Lansing
6363 Student (Estate sale in S. Hadley,
Massachusetts)
6494 The Lansing Stamped "pat apl'd for"
6497 Lansing 10
6522 Standard 15
6617 Student Model 10
6659 The Lansing
6708 Standard Model 15
6766 Standard 25 Late '91-Early '92
6798 Standard (Model 15)
6799 Standard (Model 15) In Germany
6850 The Lansing 30-bracket
7046 Standard
7055 Standard
7132 Monarch Model 15 circa 1890
8147 Standard