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    This fretless banjo is made with embossed design on brass clad wooden pot, 20 original brackets and shoes, 10-1/2" calfskin head, and fretless mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. With appointments of center stripe marquetry, fancy ivory tuning pegs with ebony 5th string tuning peg, and ebony peghead overlay. NO CASE.  Made in USA. 


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    Condition Notes: Dowel stick repaired by our shop. (This item is sold As-Is)

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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

  • 1890s
  • No SN
  • Spun metal clad pot, with embossed design
  • ~10-1/2" calfskin head
  • Unique archtop tone ring, clipped to rim
  • Fretless mahogany neck with Dobson-style heel
  • Rosewood fingerboard with wooden center stripe marquetry
  • 20 brackets and shoes
  • 1-5/16" nut, 24-1/2" scale
  • Dowel stick (has been repaired)
  • Fancy ivory friction tuners, 5th string friction tuner
  • No-Knot reproduction tailpiece
  • Neck and dowel stick appear re-finished
  • Likely built by Buckbee for Robert Benary & Son of New York (unlabeled)
  • NO CASE
  • Made in USA

Benary-Style Fretless Banjo (1890's)

Benary-Style Fretless Banjo (1890's)

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SKU: 60U-222373

$900 USD
$900.00 USD
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Experience the Elderly Difference

This fretless banjo is made with embossed design on brass clad wooden pot, 20 original brackets and shoes, 10-1/2" calfskin head, and fretless mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. With appointments of center stripe marquetry, fancy ivory tuning pegs with ebony 5th string tuning peg, and ebony peghead overlay. NO CASE.  Made in USA. 

This product is in Fair Condition (Learn More)

Condition Notes: Dowel stick repaired by our shop. (This item is sold As-Is)
More Details

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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

  • 1890s
  • No SN
  • Spun metal clad pot, with embossed design
  • ~10-1/2" calfskin head
  • Unique archtop tone ring, clipped to rim
  • Fretless mahogany neck with Dobson-style heel
  • Rosewood fingerboard with wooden center stripe marquetry
  • 20 brackets and shoes
  • 1-5/16" nut, 24-1/2" scale
  • Dowel stick (has been repaired)
  • Fancy ivory friction tuners, 5th string friction tuner
  • No-Knot reproduction tailpiece
  • Neck and dowel stick appear re-finished
  • Likely built by Buckbee for Robert Benary & Son of New York (unlabeled)
  • NO CASE
  • Made in USA
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