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The “Irish Traditional” banjo from Gold Tone. It has a 11” x 9/16” stained maple rim with a “White Lady” style tone ring and heavy chrome plated metalwork which is excellently done – 24 brackets and a cast “New Kerschner” tailpiece and two way adjustable truss rod. Fitted with a renaissance head produces a sweeter tone with nice sustain bass undertones. The stained maple neck is quite slim with a bound ebony fingerboard with attractive cloud abalone position markers. The scale length is just about 20” with 17 frets. Modern banjo fretting with no noticeable play wear and low action up the fret board. Fitted with good quality planetary tuners. This model comes with a resonator but can be removed and played as an open back tenor banjo. Finished in clear lacquer, very nicely done.

This banjo is very nicely built and produces a pleasant, mellow tone and comes with a Goldtone gig bag. These banjos from new retail at £920 from Eagle Music

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Vintage Paramount Style D 19 fret tenor banjo. A very rare collectable from the makers Rettburg & Lange and one of the first production models to leave the factory in 1921 bearing the serial number 221. The banjo has been restored to its former glory with a total professional re-fret and a lacquer respray at the Mcilroy Guitar factory in County Antrim. You can feel the quality of workmanship of this instrument when you lift it into your hands, and the sound is the most powerful I have heard from any Paramount banjo including the ‘Leader’.

About the banjo

The banjo is made from holly wood which you will only find on the higher level professional models and the metal parts are mostly silver plated. As seen from the photos the banjo has beautiful inlaid wood marquetry throughout including the elaborate wood carving to the heel.

The banjo is now Sold