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About the Banjo

Here we have a lovely 1994 gold plated Clareen Elite 19 fret tenor banjo serial #560. As seen from the photos the banjo has been kept in pristine condition and ready for a new home.

The Clareen Elite tenor banjo is a top quality hand-crafted instrument. The fingerboard of ebony is highly decorated with beautifully designed abalone inlay patterns. The tension band is beautifully engraved and the arm rest is hand made in maple and ebony.

Neck
Hand picked highest grade Birds Eye Maple. Ebony fingerboard and peghead. Clareen designed mother of pearI Inlay. Unlike the newer models this model has a 5 piece neck laminated with double mahogany, double maple and centre ebony strip. The neck sides are decorated with wood marquetry binding and fitted with quality Schaller gold plated geared tuners.

Pot
The pot is made from maple with birdseye maple laminate overlay. Clareen arch top tone ring and Clareen engraved tension band. Clareen elite gold plated individual flange plates and decorative binding around out rim. Oettinger tensionator tailpiece.

Resonator
Highest grade birds eye maple with ivoriod binding. The scale length of the banjo is 23 inches/585mm and standard neck width at nut – 30mm . Clareen Banjos manufactures it’s own Tone Rings and Tension Bands. All other Metalware is manufactured in Ireland where possible. The neck is fitted with two non adjustable Carbon Fibre Truss Rods for added strength. All metal parts are of brass which have been gold plated. The hooks are of mild steel which are also gold plated. Comes with brand new Clareen ABS flight case. The banjo has just had a complete overhaul at Pure Banjo workshop, fitted with new phospher bronze strings it sounds fantastic. Any trial run welcome

For Sale £2600

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1925 Epiphone Concert ‘ART’ Dragonhead  tenor banjo

You will crawl around the planet to find one of these Epiphone Art concerts, known as the “Dragon” model. Not only does it possess the perfect tone for traditional Irish music, it is a stand alone piece of art and so pleasing to look at.. The neck is made from Brazillian rosewood with horizontal and vertical laminates for stability and strength and features a peg head inlaid with the exquisitely engraved pearl dragon. Ebony fretboard and 20 frets with elaborate floral mother of pearl position markers and scale length of 60cm (59cm for the 19 fret model). Traveling down the ornate fretboard, we encounter mother of pearl, engraved inlays of intricate design. The side of the neck has ivoroid binding with red dot side position markers, combined with maple & pearwood laminate, culminating in a gorgeous heel carving. The resonator is equally spectacular, constructed of rosewood with three centre wood marquetry rings and double wood marquetry middle lines.  The resonator side walls also has matching wood marquetry inlay. All metal parts are gold-plated and engraved including the original Epiphone clamshell tailpiece. The original tuners have been replaced for modern geared tuners which are working perfectly and holding tune, they include the original genuine mother of pearl buttons.

The Epiphone looks in excellent condition and has been very well cared for over its lifetime. The frets are all in good condition, the neck is slick and is perfectly straight with low action and in perfect tonal tune throughout. Recently fitted with new strings and setup for Trad playing. Perhaps the best feature is that wonderful jazz age tone which emerges effortlessly from this rare and beautiful Epiphone banjo, you have to play it to believe the tone it has like no other banjo I’ve heard.

Comes with original hard shell case in good condition. This has to be one of the most sought-after banjos in Ireland. The banjo is on consignment currently with myself so please do get in contact soon if interested. The price is firm…

£4750