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Paramount Leader 19 fret tenor banjo from the famous William Lange Banjo Company, New York. The matching neck & rim serial numbers SN: 9291 make the build date 1927. Made from quality Brazilian rosewood the resonator is decorated with 11 piece maple /pearwood centre stripe and outer circle rings, 5 piece Brazilian rosewood / maple neck, with checkerboard trim under the bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard. Headstock overlay features logo, model and floral inlays, Leader style inlay pattern up the fretboard, 19 frets, newly fitted 11- 2/8″″ Remo renaissance head, 24 brackets, round hole flange, raised archtop tone ring, Paramount swivel lock tailpiece, flat bar armrest, newly installed vintage Grover pancake geared tuners with white buttons. Comes with original paramount hard shell case in good condition with inner double pockets and dust cover. The banjo has been very well cared for throughout its lifetime as seen from the photos, straight neck and powerful sweet sustain from the archtop tonering. The frets are all good, straight neck and low action which is very easy to play up the fretboard. The resonator has a few light scratches but this is to be expected of an instrument of this age.

Quick summary

Neck

• 5 piece Brazilian rosewood / maple neck,
• checkerboard trim sides
• Leader style inlay pattern on frets 3,5,7,10,12,15,17
• Rosewood fretboard
• Newly installed Grover pancake geared tuners.
• Headstock overlay features logo, model and floral inlays,

Pot

• Multiply Brazillian rosewood rim with checkerboard inlay pattern
• Raised arch top tone ring
• 24 nickel plated brackets & round hole flange
• Smooth Weather King head
• Paramount swivel lock tailpiece & flat bar arm rest

Resonator

• Brazillian rosewood decorated with 11 piece maple /pearwood centre stripe and outer circle rings

For Sale £1650

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Majestic Art-i-So Tenor Banjo.

Beautiful 19 fret tenor banjo from 1920’s made by the Puntolillo Company, New York. Same company responsible for building the S. S. Stewart branded banjos like the Wondertone. Great sounding arch top banjo which has a sweet sustain with bass resonance and a rich soft tone, lovely low action and a dream to play. The neck is made from Brazillian rosewood laminated with maple and pearwood to form a 7 piece reinforced neck. Ebony fretboard with floral MOP position markers and nicely inlaid mother of pearl to the head stock bearing the name ‘Art-i-So’ which is one of the Majestic range of hand built banjos.

The unique nickel plated wrap-around flange slips over the multiply maple rim, which holds the flat-bar 2 piece arch top tone ring in place. The rosewood resonator has inlaid purfling concentric rings around the rear and the outer walls have double maple strips and rosewood around the edge. This resonator is very similar in build detail to the Epiphone Concert Art Dragonhead. Grover tab 2 Geared tuner pegs all working well, Waverly tail piece and thin Grover bridge. Has a smooth top 11″ Remo head and new set of medium gauge nickel strings.

Great tenor banjo with slick neck and easy play, just sounds like a banjo should sound. Comes with original vintage case in good condition.

For Sale £1675