Used 5-String Open-Back Banjos
Maker: A.A.Farland
Year: 1899
Notes:
A basic Farland banjo.
11 1/8" Rim, 27" Scale.
Ebony Peg-Head Facing.
Original Celluloid Friction Pegs,
Elite Tailpiece and complete Muting System.
Like many S.S.Stewart banjos, there are no pearl fret markers at the 12th fret,
they are on the 14th fret instead.
Largely Un-Played, this banjo will require
some attention and set-up.
Offered AS-FOUND and AS-IS
Maker: Bacon
Year: 1920
Notes:
11 1/2" Rim.
27" Scale.
Neck is not perfectly straight, but action and playability are OK.
A top-Line Bacon Banjo In As Found Condition
and Offered AS-IS,
Maker: Bacon
Year: 1921
Notes:
Made in Groton Conn.
11" Rim, 27" Scale.
Well-Played, but lots of Life Left.
All-Original.
Mother-of-Pearl Tuning Knobs.
Pretty Much AS-Found, might benefit from a set of geared pegs.
Maker: Bart Reiter
Year: Ca. 2006
Notes:
Brass Tone-ring.
Ebony Fingerboard with "Scoop".
Near Pristine, Almost Un-Played.
Maker: Buckbee
Year: 1890
Notes:
Unmarked probable Buckbee banjo
in the style of Dobson Victor model banjos.
36 Brackets.
11" Rim, 25 1/2" Scale.
Looks like an Ebony Fingerboard.
Skin head, Aquila Strings.
Maker: Buckbee
Year: 1890
Notes:
Reminiscent of Celebrated Benary models,
this banjo features elaborate inlays of
Shell, Brass and Silver [German].
11" Rim with 25" Scale Length.
Maker: Cammeyer, Alfred
Year: 1890
Notes:
Probable Buckbee banjo in the Dobson Victor-Style,
but of a higher quality than normally found.
Ebony fingerboard and peg-head facing.
Ebony Friction Pegs.
Hand-Engraved Heel-Cap Plate.
Sturdy construction with a sensible 24-bracket set-up.
11" Rim.
27" Scale Length.
Skin head, Nylon strings,
Ready to Play.
Maker: Celebrated Benary
Year: ca. 1890
Notes:
A nice original example of the Celebrated Benary with its trademark inlays of shell, brass and German silver.
11" rim
25 1/2" Scale Length
Walnut Neck
Ancient Well-Repaired Peg-Head Crack.
Otherwise Original..
Maker: Converse, Frank B.
Year: 1880's
Notes:
Another Great Buckbee/Dobson Iteration.
10 5/8" Rim
25 1/2" Scale Length
Mahogany Neck with Ebony Fingerboard
Metal Interior of the Rim,
Wooden Core.
Excellent and Original.
Original Tailpiece [Repaired].
Maker: Dobson, Geo. C.
Year: 1880
Notes:
Marquetry Fingerboard.
Early Style Brass Rim and Styling.
Maker: Dobson, Geo. C.
Year: 1888
Notes:
A true Geo. Dobson banjo from the late 1880's.
A little heavier than the standard Victor Model.
10 3/4" rim with 26" Scale Length.
Rakish peg-head angle, Calf-skin head.
Eerie Peg-Head Inlays... Old Mr. West Wind or some darker personality,
rendered in celluloid and inlaid into what can only be true tortoise shell.
Long ago this banjo suffered peg-head damage which was soundly, but visibly repaired.
Otherwise all-original, with minor playing-wear and a good player.
Unique in our experience.
Maker: Fairbanks
Year: 1900
Notes:
An Original Fairbanks Electric 10 15/16" Rim
with Inverted Electric tone-Ring and
with fine reproduction 5-string neck by Steve Sutherland
enhanced by the traditional Fairbanks pearl inlays and heel-carving.
10 15/16" Rim
24 3/4" Scale Length.
Maker: Fairbanks
Year: 1902
Notes:
An Original Fairbanks 5-String Banjo
with a replaced ebony fingerboard and peg-head facing,
with added appropriate pearl inlays.
10" Rim.
26" Scale Length
Maker: Fairbanks
Year: 1909
Notes:
Well-Played early Whyte Laydie Banjo.
The engraving on the fingerboard pearl pieces has worn some.
1970's era USA-made Planetary Geared Pegs.
Original No-Knot tailpiece and old Jos. Rogers Skin Head.
After-Market "tone-holes" drilled in rim long ago by very capable craftsman.
Despite the inappropriate alterations, this banjo has the sweetness of tone and solid response that typifies the earliest Whyte Laydie Banjos.
Plays like a dream.
Maker: Fairbanks
Year: 1909
Notes:
A nice example of the Fairbanks Whyte Laydie #2.
One of the rare double-scalloped tone-ring Whyte Laydies.
Maker: Harry Newcorn
Year: 1890
Notes:
1890 banjo by Harry Newcorn of New York.
11" Rim with 25" Scale length.
Stunning Decor.
Old peg-head repair.
Maker: Hexham Kent
Year: 1880's
Notes:
Hexham Kent.
An early and seldom-seen banjo maker with interesting carved motifs.
Marquetry inlaid peg-head.
10" rim.
Pretty much all-Original.
Maker: John C. Haynes
Year: 1890's
Notes:
12 1/2" Rim with 20" Scale.
All-Original Hardware.
Skin Head.
Some Repairs.
Great Player.
Maker: Lange
Year: 1905
Notes:
This early 20th Century banjo shows the transition from Buckbee's old 19th Century style to the new Lange construction.
22 fret neck with 26" Scale.
10 3/4" rim with calf-skin head.
Wooden rim with metal Little Wonder-style tone-ring.
Still retains some traditional Buckbee aesthetics.
Violin-style ebony friction tuners and strung with Nylon strings.
Good player with plenty of volume and tone.
Maker: Lange
Year: ca. 1920
Notes:
Reroduction 5-String Neck by IG.& B.
11 13/16" rim, Wooden Tone-Ring.
26" Scale.
