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SS Stewart Vintage 1901-1904 PROFESSIONAL Open Back 5 String Banjo USA
Estimated price for orientation: 600 $
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Description Number of Strings: 5 Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
FOR AUCTION THIS S4 Stewart Vintage 1901-1904 Professional Open Back 5 String Banjo USAHISTORY OF THE 4S BANJOAll "4S" banjos date from after 1901 Stewart died in April 1898. Bauer joined with Stewart's sons until 1901 and together seem to have completed the Acme contract. After they split, Bauer produced the S.S. Stewart banjo until at least 1910. The sons produced the "4S" banjo in New York until about 1904. The banjo pictured above is a high grade Rettberg & Lange product, made under contract to the sons, in the period after R&L acquired the Buckbee operation and before they introduced their own Orpheum line. THIS BANJO IS IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE BUT DOES NEED SOME RESTORATION ON THE NECK AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS.IT HAS THE ORIGINAL CASEEMAIL ANY QUESTIONSEMAIL FOR APPROX POSTAGE COSTGENIUNE BIDDERS ONLY
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| Number of Strings: | 5 | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
FOR AUCTION THIS S4 Stewart Vintage 1901-1904 Professional Open Back 5 String Banjo USAHISTORY OF THE 4S BANJOAll "4S" banjos date from after 1901 Stewart died in April 1898. Bauer joined with Stewart's sons until 1901 and together seem to have completed the Acme contract. After they split, Bauer produced the S.S. Stewart banjo until at least 1910. The sons produced the "4S" banjo in New York until about 1904. The banjo pictured above is a high grade Rettberg & Lange product, made under contract to the sons, in the period after R&L acquired the Buckbee operation and before they introduced their own Orpheum line. THIS BANJO IS IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE BUT DOES NEED SOME RESTORATION ON THE NECK AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS.IT HAS THE ORIGINAL CASEEMAIL ANY QUESTIONSEMAIL FOR APPROX POSTAGE COSTGENIUNE BIDDERS ONLY