Washburn Style C short scale tenor banjo

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Washburn Style C Banjo from the 1920’s made by Lyon & Healy from Chicago. All original and in excellent condition. Although this model was sold as an openback banjo, I have fitted a walnut handmade curved bottom, matching resonator which adds a little volume and resonance.

-10 3/4 inch rim fitted with a Remo renaissance head
– Maple wood rim with walnut finish and tortoise shell binding and bottom cap.
-Washburn unique donut style tone ring.
-All original pot with the Washburn style stretcher band with 22 brackets, hooks mount into stretcher band center.
-Maple 2 piece neck finished in walnut with centre ebony strip.
-New quality geared tuners fitted.
-Overall length 30 inches
-Fingerboard length 13 3/8 inches with 17 frets
-Stained pear wood fingerboard with mother of pearl dots.
-Ebony heel cap with a mother of pearl inlay.
-Straight pegs with new buttons.
-Kershner tailpiece stamped “KERSHNER UNIQUE / LYON & HEALY / MAKERS / CHICAGO U.S.A.”
-19-3/4″ scale length, 1-7/32″ nut width
-The neck is straight and playing action is very comfortable with good frets.
-comes with a quality hard shell case.

For Sale £750