• Front and side of A.C. Fairbanks Whyte Laydie No.2 Openback Banjo

    Built from a maple neck and pot, with 28 brackets on a bracket band. Fitted with a pearwood fingerboard, and inlaid with pearl inlays Equipped with Rickard by Gotoh tuning machines, and a reproduction Kershner tailpiece. Newer Golden Gate hardshell case included. Made in Boston, Mass.


    This product is in Fair Condition (Learn More)

    Condition Notes: Would benefit from neck/dowel stick reset, new head, setup. (This item is sold As-Is)

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  • Bridge of A.C. Fairbanks Whyte Laydie No.2 Openback Banjo
  • Front neck joint of A.C. Fairbanks Whyte Laydie No.2 Openback Banjo
  • Fretboard of A.C. Fairbanks Whyte Laydie No.2 Openback Banjo
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  • neck joint of A.C. Fairbanks Whyte Laydie No.2 Openback Banjo
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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. 
For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • 1902
  • SN 21228
  • 2-piece maple neck with dark center strip
  • Maple rim with tortoise plastic binding
  • Pearwood heel cap has a repaired crack
  • 10-3/4" frosted top head
  • 28 brackets with bracket band
  • Grooved tension hoop
  • Whyte Laydie tone ring
  • Dowel stick features "WHYTE LAYDIE" and "NO 2" hot stamps
  • Makers plaque reads "The A.C. FAIRBANKS Co / MAKERS / BOSTON, MASS."
  • 22-fret pearwood fingerboard with engraved inlays
  • Railroad spikes installed in frets 7 and 9
  • Engraved Gryphon, star, and scroll on headstock
  • Reproduction Kerscher tailpiece
  • Rickard tuning machines (extra holes from other tuners)
  • ~26" scale, 1-1/4" nut
  • Newer Golden Gate hardshell case (black lining, slightly over-sized)
  • Made in USA
     

A.C. Fairbanks Whyte Laydie No.2 Openback Banjo (1902)

A.C. Fairbanks Whyte Laydie No.2 Openback Banjo (1902)

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SKU: 60U-223910

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Built from a maple neck and pot, with 28 brackets on a bracket band. Fitted with a pearwood fingerboard, and inlaid with pearl inlays Equipped with Rickard by Gotoh tuning machines, and a reproduction Kershner tailpiece. Newer Golden Gate hardshell case included. Made in Boston, Mass.

This product is in Fair Condition (Learn More)

Condition Notes: Would benefit from neck/dowel stick reset, new head, setup. (This item is sold As-Is)
More Details

More Details

The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. 
For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • 1902
  • SN 21228
  • 2-piece maple neck with dark center strip
  • Maple rim with tortoise plastic binding
  • Pearwood heel cap has a repaired crack
  • 10-3/4" frosted top head
  • 28 brackets with bracket band
  • Grooved tension hoop
  • Whyte Laydie tone ring
  • Dowel stick features "WHYTE LAYDIE" and "NO 2" hot stamps
  • Makers plaque reads "The A.C. FAIRBANKS Co / MAKERS / BOSTON, MASS."
  • 22-fret pearwood fingerboard with engraved inlays
  • Railroad spikes installed in frets 7 and 9
  • Engraved Gryphon, star, and scroll on headstock
  • Reproduction Kerscher tailpiece
  • Rickard tuning machines (extra holes from other tuners)
  • ~26" scale, 1-1/4" nut
  • Newer Golden Gate hardshell case (black lining, slightly over-sized)
  • Made in USA
     
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