Used 5-String Open-Back Banjos
Maker: Cole
Year: 1895
Notes:
Striking Reproduction 5-String neck from Padouk Wood with Ebony fingerboard by Steve Sutherland.
10" Original Cole Rim from a Banjo-Mandolin.
9 7/8" rim with 24 3/4" Scale Length.
Boat Heel.
Maker: Cole, Wm.
Year: 1890
Notes:
A Largely Original Cole's Eclipse Banjo... The peghead Man-in-the-Moon pearl inlays have been replaced
and the neck refinished.
10 5/8" Rim with 27" Scale Length.
A Really Fine Players' Instrument.
Maker: Cole, Wm.
Year: 1897
Notes:
Rare Cole's Eclipse with spectacular engraved mother-of-pearl inlays [possibly by Consalvi] and carved heel.
The 3rd fret inlay appears to be a replacement. A couple of old repaired heel-cracks.
10 15/16" rim with 26" Scale Length.
Calf-Skin Head. The pot is all-original with the H&N sets apparently re-plated at some time.
A period and possibly original Elite tailpiece.
Original Grover friction pegs with ivoroid buttons.
Straight neck and good action.
Maker: Fairbaks, A.C.
Year: 1899
Notes:
A classic Special Electric...
10 1/2" rim with skin head. 26" Fret-Scale.
The pot is in remarkably clean and original condition.
[a couple of the hook and nut sets have been replaced by
identical examples from another Fairbanks banjo]
Mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard and engraved pearl inlays.
As can be expected with an instrument over 120 years old, it has had some
not terribly instrusive repairs, including a couple of cracks around the 1st and 4th pegs.
Typical cracks in the dyed-wood peghead facing.
Everything is solid, action is low, quite a nice banjo with a little back-story.
Modern ['70's] planetary geared pegs.
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, A.C.
Year: 1905
Notes:
An Early Fairbanks Whyte Laydie #2 banjo from 1905.
Fancy, bold and crisp pearl engraving, possibly by Consalvi.
There is some playing wear, neck has been refinished, action has been adjusted.
This banjo has The Sound!
Offered pretty much AS-FOUND, but no major issues... Good set of planetary geared pegs.
Original tailpiece, possibly by Kerschner.
Fiberskyn Head.
Very Nice double-arch hard-shell case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1963
Notes:
Gibson RB-170 Open-Back Folk Banjo.
Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard;
There is a little honest playing wear,
but it's all-original, ready to go back out there.
Gig Bag
Maker: Lange, Wm.
Year: 1920
Notes:
Lange Langstile III banjo, dating from around 1920.
Reproduction 5-String Neck by Intermountain Guitar and Banjo.
All-original pot.
A Vega-style brass bracket-band on a 12" Maple rim.
No metal tone-ring.
Subtle Power.
Maker: Lyon & Healy
Year: 1920
Notes:
Lyon & Healy's "Own Make"
Professional Style B.
Special Patented Tone-Ring.
Classy Presentation.
Nearly Mint and virtually un-played.
Original Bump Case also in near-mint condition.
Maker: Orpheum
Year: 1919
Notes:
All-Original Orpheum Brass Band 5-String Banjo.
13" rim with Skin Head.
A Nice Straight Banjo with good Neck and Playability.
A Rare Find Indeed.
Hard Case
