Sully Tenor Banjo

Written by Paul Conlon. Posted in Banjo Archive, For Sale



Sully 19 fret hand crafted tenor banjo built in 1995 by John Hullah and endorsed by Tony Sullivan. Fitted with a bell bronze flat head tone ring seated on a rolled 3/4″ solid maple rim, which gives this banjo its shear power and sustain. All parts are of the finest quality as you’d expect from Sullivan banjos, 1/2″ notched brass tension hoop with 24 hooks and rounded nuts. Clamshell tailpiece, armrest, geared tuners fitted with ivoroid style buttons. Fitted with new Clear head and strings. Rosewood fretboard with MOP dot inlay position makers, good frets and low action. The nut width is 30mm and the scale length from the inside nut to the bridge is 22 – 1/4″. The flange has individual plates which are removable one section at a time to convert to an open backed if you so wish to. All together a fine modern banjo that can accommodate a fishman pickup if you fancy using for gigs. Comes with a brand new Koda hardshell case.

For Sale £1450

Aria Pro 2 Tenor Banjo

Written by Paul Conlon. Posted in Banjo Archive, For Sale


One of Aria’s best banjos in its day, built in Japan in the 1970’s which makes this banjo over 40 year old. This 19 fret Aria Pro 2 tenor banjo was very much modelled on the Gibson Mastertone, so the neck profile is exactly the same. The headstock has the hearts & flowers pearl inlay and geared tuners. The fretboard is made from rosewood and the position markers are identical the Gibson hearts and flowers. Many of the Far Eastern banjos available today which may look similar to the Aria do in fact have cheaper components, even the inlays would be cut from plastic rather than mother of pearl. Everything from the tone ring to the selected woods are good quality and this reflects in the sound of this banjo. Whether it’s your first banjo buy or you are looking for a gigging banjo (a Fishman banjo pick up can be fitted to this model) this banjo ticks all of the boxes. Comes with a hardshell case.

  • Built approx. 1977
  • 2-piece maple neck
  • Resonator has jacaranda veneer on back and sides with white concentric rings & checkered side walls
  • 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl inlay position markers
  • Planetary tuners
  • bound fingerboard and resonator
  • Headstock overlay features “Aria PRO II” logo and fancy inlays
  • ~9/16″ multi-ply maple rim
  • 11″ Clareen clear head
  • Gibson Mastertone flathead style tone ring
  • One piece flange
  • 24 brackets with notched tension hoop
  • Dual coordinator rods
  • Engraved armrest
  • Presto style tailpiece
  • 1-3/16″ nut, ~23-3/8″ scale length
  • Built in Japan
  • With Hardshell case

For Sale £950

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