Lange Tenor Banjo
Item B-51
This is a quality constructed 1920's unlabeled
Lange tenor banjo. The banjo is quite
substantial, clean, and in good
playable condition. The original grover tuning pegs are
fully functional. The 19-fret ebony fingerboard has pearl
dot inlays and is 1 1/8" wide at the bone nut. The
maple neck has a center lamination and it is straight.
The Scale Length is 23". The tone ring is a 1/4" steel
hoop inset into the rim. The rim is 10 5/8 inch,
5/8" thick, and the flange is fitted to it. The rim
is inlayed with gold colored sparkly binding material.
The banjo has a grooved, nickel-plated brass tension hoop
and an original adjustable Waverly tailpiece. The resonator
has surface scratches and one of the binding slots is
filled with gold sparkly material somewhat matching the
original binding. The Lange-style flange is quite heavy
and made out of nickle-plated
brass. It is slightly warped, but hardly noticeable. The
Remo head is in good playable condition with a excellent
tone. The hooks, nuts,
armrest, and strings are new. It has
a Grover
non-tip bridge, and good action. The action of this banjo
is nice and low, measuring less than 1/32 at the first
fret and less than 3/32 at the 19th fret.
SOLD
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