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Vintage & Used Instruments - Open Back Banjos (5-string) LYON & HEALY "L&H THE STAR" (c.1900)

LYON & HEALY "L&H THE STAR" (c.1900)

EC except needs minor work (file sharp fret ends, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 10-7/8" skin head, double metal clad rim, no dowel stick or co-ordinator rods, neck is attached with heavy brass plate and lag bolt (original), 24 brackets, notched tension hoop, mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard with pearl inlays at frets 1, 5, 7, 10 and 12, 2 stars and a stylized 5 pointed asterisk (large) in ebony peghead overlay, 19 frets, strung with nylon strings, action is a bit on the high side, 5 ivoroid plastic friction tuners, screwed-on pearl heel-cap is engraved "THE - L & H - *STAR* - BANJO - CHICAGO - U.S.A." (one corner is chipped), ebony and maple(?) underlays beneath headstock and fingerboard, excellent sound
60U-2281... - No longer available - $1,100.00

body-front (click)	front-detail (click)	front (click)
back (click)	bridge-tailpiece (click)	fretboard (click)
headstock-back (click)	headstock-front (click)	heel-2 (click)
heel (click)	rim-back (click)	rim-detail (click)

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