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Almost new but hardly played short scale Emerald Tenor Banjo…

Hand made in County Clare, Ireland. Red tiger maple neck and resonator with a solid rock hard maple rim combined with a 40 hole bronze arch top tone ring gives this beautiful banjo a magnificent sound and affords purchasers the quality, sound and action of a truly professional quality instrument. The tone ring gives a bright, sharp and resonating tone. The workmanship in this banjo is fantastic. It is easy to play and well-balanced. The banjo neck feels slim and gives plenty of feedback. It has loads of volume and is very well-built, allowing the player to set up the banjo to their liking.

17 fret tenor banjo

The G2 scalloped tension hoop

Red tiger maple neck and resonator

G2 scalloped tension hoop

40 hole bronze arch top tone ring

quality planetary geared tuners

Grover 3 legged bridge

tensionator tail piece

Quality TGI hard case

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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