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Fully restored 19 fret tenor banjo from the famous Rettburg & Lange Banjo Company in New York. I always aim to source the paramount banjos in as best original conditon as possible and as seen from the photos this one has been kept in first class condition throughout its lifetime. The Style B has a neck and resonator made from walnut and a maple rim with walnut veneer, which is standard with all models. The 5 piece neck is nicely profiled made from walnut with centred maple/walnut laminates for strength and stability and has an ebony heel cap. The head stock is nicely finished with mother of pearl bearing the branded name Paramount Style B. The neck is perfectly straight and action is set low and plays throughout every fret without buzzes, still has original frets in good condition. The rosewood fretboard has fancy mother of pearl inlay markers and the side is bonded with checkered wood marquetry. The resonator has a beautiful walnut grain with side strips similar match to the neck marquetry and circular rings to the rear.

Newly installed 1102 Remo renaissance head, although a clear head will also look nice as the nickel plating through is in great original condition. Most importantly the sound from this walnut made model B is amazing as you would expect from the paramount brand. I have stripped this instrument down and hand polished every part (as I do with all my banjos) and its looks as it just left the factory. Everything is original from the hooks and nuts, hot dog armrest, swivel tail piece, archtop tone ring. The tuners have been upgraded to Schaller geared tuners. Comes with a new hardshell case but I can supply a vintage one if preferred. The serial number is ? which makes it a ? build.

For Sale £1350

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This is a superbly made professional level 19 fret tenor banjo in very good condition, made in the 80’s. The tonewoods used in the build of these banjos speak for themselves giving them a voice that will cut through any loud acoustic session. The five piece neck is constructed from tiger maple with centre ebony/rock maple laminate for strength and stability. The rosewood headstock has MOP inlay with the ‘OME’ brand name, complete with OME Planetary tuners with pearl style knobs and spring tensioned hand screws. The heel cap is also finished in matching rosewood and the resonator is figured maple with rosewood side binding. This model features the OME vintage flathead tone ring & 3-ply maple rim, Heavy notched brass tension hoop & 24 brackets, One-piece zinc-alloy resonator flange and clamshell tailpiece. The scale length is 23″ with perfectly straight neck, two-way adjustable neck truss rod, hardened nickel-silver frets & 30mm bone string nut. Comes with TKL hardshell case.

For Sale £1650