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Vintage 5 String English Flush Fret Banjo-Striped Neck/Rim 1890s-Very Unique
Estimated price for orientation: 875 $
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Description Era: 1900 Country//Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom Number of Strings: 5
Vintage 5 String English Flush Fret Banjo, made 1890s/1900s, manufacturer unknown . The banjo is very good in appearance and is in good playable condition.- Pot 10 1/2 "dia x 2 1/8" deep x 5/16" thk wood rim with 28 original hooks, nuts & shoes.
- Rim 1/4" thk hoop with alternating vertical maple and mahogany (?) strip veneer.- Unique hardware consisting of cast bow-tie shoes with cast square nuts.- Some hooks look to be non-original.- Newer skin head- Neck built from maple and mahogany (?) vertical laminations.- Neck has a 24" scale length, with ivory flush frets, and guitar style peghead .- Neck is straight, with negligible twist..- Minstrel style ebony tailpiece.- Nylgut strings.The banjo looks to be all original with very crisp sound and is in very good + condition.The banjo is sold as is. Please feel free to email me if you would like to see more pics or if you have any questions about the item.
Description
| Era: | 1900 | Country//Region of Manufacture: | United Kingdom |
| Number of Strings: | 5 |
Vintage 5 String English Flush Fret Banjo, made 1890s/1900s, manufacturer unknown . The banjo is very good in appearance and is in good playable condition.- Pot 10 1/2 "dia x 2 1/8" deep x 5/16" thk wood rim with 28 original hooks, nuts & shoes.
- Rim 1/4" thk hoop with alternating vertical maple and mahogany (?) strip veneer.- Unique hardware consisting of cast bow-tie shoes with cast square nuts.- Some hooks look to be non-original.- Newer skin head- Neck built from maple and mahogany (?) vertical laminations.- Neck has a 24" scale length, with ivory flush frets, and guitar style peghead .- Neck is straight, with negligible twist..- Minstrel style ebony tailpiece.- Nylgut strings.The banjo looks to be all original with very crisp sound and is in very good + condition.The banjo is sold as is. Please feel free to email me if you would like to see more pics or if you have any questions about the item.
- Rim 1/4" thk hoop with alternating vertical maple and mahogany (?) strip veneer.- Unique hardware consisting of cast bow-tie shoes with cast square nuts.- Some hooks look to be non-original.- Newer skin head- Neck built from maple and mahogany (?) vertical laminations.- Neck has a 24" scale length, with ivory flush frets, and guitar style peghead .- Neck is straight, with negligible twist..- Minstrel style ebony tailpiece.- Nylgut strings.The banjo looks to be all original with very crisp sound and is in very good + condition.The banjo is sold as is. Please feel free to email me if you would like to see more pics or if you have any questions about the item.