* BANJOS *



Reference Guide

5-string Banjo Closed back brazilian rosewood body, mahagony neck with inlays in the side, ebony fingerboard with beautyful mother of pearl inlays but slightly curved, orig. frets, orig. brass and bone tuners, good skin, needs strings, bone saddle, in good hardshell case, scale 66.5 cm, nut 3.3 cm. Early Musical Instruments, antique Banjo
ca. 1900
Joe Daniels A 5-string banjo by Joe Daniels, engraved in the rim; Daniels Patent, 23 Bishopsgate, St. Withing, E.C., also stamped inside with serial #. All metal body, mahogany neck slightly bent, good skin, rosewood fingerboard, scale 69 cm, nut 3.7 cm. Early Musical Instruments, antique Banjo by Joe Daniels
5-string banjo
Jedson A 5-string banjo by Jedson, birdseye maple back and sides, good neck, ebony bound fingerboard, good skin, scale 67 cm, nut 3.6 cm. Early Musical Instruments, antique Banjo by Jedson
ca. 1960
CM 5-string banjo, stamped on the heal CM, also serial # on the back of the head, rosewood resonator, ebony fingerboard, neck is slightly bent, good skin, scale 70 cm, nut 3.8 cm. Early Musical Instruments, antique Banjo stamped CM
ca. 1880
Windsor, London A 5-string banjo stamped on the headstock: The Windsor Artist model # 4. Rosewood back and sides, 20 tuners, metal tone ring, ebony fingerboard, neck a tiny bit bent, good frets, good skin, scale 69 cm, nut 3.8 cm. Early Musical Instruments, antique Banjo by Windsor
Artiste # 4, ca. 1920
Windsor, London A 4-string tenor banjo stamped on the headstock plaque: The Whirle Windsor tenor banjo reg. 45022. All hardware is goldplated, the back and sides and neck of highly figured birdseye maple, 20 tuners, goldplated brass rim, even the frets and 'brass' tuners look like they are goldplated, very good condition, good skin, perfect neck, ebony fingerboard, bone nut, in orig. case, scale 52 cm, nut 3.2 cm. Early Musical Instruments, antique Banjo by Windsor
The Whirle, ca. 1910
Lyon & Healy, Chicago A 7-string banjo bearing the orig. brand stamp; Lyon & Healy, Chicago, USA. Open back, brass lined with wood, 20 brass tightners, fretless fingerboard with wood inlays marking the frets, 6 pegs, 1 peg at the fifth position, good neck, in nice condition, good skin, mahogany neck, scale 63 cm, nut 4.5 cm. Early Musical Instruments, antique Banjo by Lyon & Healy
ca. 1880
4-string banjo The back and sides highly figured birdseye maple, good straight neck, good skin, on top of the rim some lamination missing, playable, scale 52 cm, nut 2.7 cm. Early Musical Instruments, antique Banjo
ca. 1920




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