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NOBD: 1895 Lyon & Healy (Banjo related)
25-1/2" scale, an 11" spunover rim
mahogany neck-all new frets, steel rod neck reinforcement(OEM) 1 1/4" nut width 5 1/4 lbs Tone is bright and precise. neck is straight and low action, plays like a brand new one. using light gauge steel strings. repairs & adjustments include: new French polish finish on the neck, refret, neck reset, installation of ABM planet tuners, a Schaller 5th tuner, new hooks and nuts, and a new Renaissance head. Needless to say, it plays beautifully. purchased via Smakula Fretted Instruments, Elkins WVa. paid $1400, well worth it! (third one I've got from these fine folks, all 3 are top shelf in looks, function, playability). |
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That’s beautiful.
I’d be tempted to put a skin head on it but those renaissance heads sound pretty good too. Congratulations
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those things react to humidity change so much, its kinda like having an old truck you need to wrench on every day to get it running just right. I'm really spoiled with the renaissance or fiberskyn heads-once I get them dialed in-which isn't much at all-I'm done, never have to touch them. I really like the tight precision this banjo gives. the notes are just wonderful-don't want anything different out of it. I don't play with nails or fingerpicks, just finger tip, so I like/need a bright tone and it actually comes out as smooth and round since I'm not using anything hard to strike the strings with. d |
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What A Great Looking Banjo--Enjoy!
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I've done business with Bob Smakula a couple of times, though not in recent years. He really knows the subject of banjos in all their myriad variety far better than just about anybody else.
Daryl, was this banjo originally intended for use with steel strings, or was it designed as a gut string instrument? That was kind of a transitional period for banjo around then. Wade Hampton Miller |
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goggled that tailpiece: Last edited by darylcrisp; 07-24-2020 at 05:48 PM. |
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here's a better view of the whole tailpiece and mounting bolt-mine looks exactly like this-but clean and shiny chrome
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Yes, that banjo is very nice looking!
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