Grafton Clipper Tubaphone Tenor Banjo
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Grafton 19 fret tenor banjo, hand built in Faversham, Kent. This is the tubaphone tonering model which has been recently replaced by the white lady tonering model. As you can see from the photos the banjo has been well cared for by its ‘one owner’ and never been taken out for sessions. My young lad started on a Grafton 17 fret little gem model and played it for a few years before upgrading. They are a solid built banjo by the folks at Andy Banjo Works with quality imported parts and definitely outweigh their foreign counter parts by a mile, for tone and playability.
Banjo Details
Scale length: 23″ with 19 frets
Rim: 11″ diameter x 15mm thick 3-ply laminated maple
Brackets: 24 x heavy-duty brackets with 24 notch heavy-duty tension ring
Tone ring: Tubaphone style
Head: Standard Remo 11″ head
Neck: Solid maple neck with separate hardwood fingerboard; diamond-shaped position markers; solid 2 point neck-to-rim fixing
Binding: Smooth ABS binding down both sides of the neck with dot position markers
Truss Rod: Double action steel truss rod, fully adjustable in either direction
Fretting: 19 frets, carefully levelled, crowned, polished and hand-dressed for smooth playability
Top nut: Bone, precision hand-slotted for the gauge of strings fitted for optimum action at the first fret
Neck attachment: 2-point neck attachment with twin co-ordinator rods for optimum stability
Tuners; Good quality planetary tuners with 4:1 ratio
Armrest: Solidly mounted Gibson-style armrest
Tailpiece: Heavy, good quality cast “New Kerschner” style
Strings: Brand-new, top-grade hand-made strings gauges 12/18w/28w/38w
Bridge: Top quality maple and ebony bridge, precision hand-slotted for optimum playability and action
Resonator: 14” nominal outside diameter with 4-point thumbscrew fixing – the flange is attached to the banjo body rather than to the resonator so it stays in place when the resonator is removed
All this adds up to a serious semi-pro-grade standard-scale tenor banjo that will last you many years
Comes with a quality heavily padded soft case
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