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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.

  • c.1906
  • No SN
  • Metal spun-over rim on wood core
  • Maple neck and dowel stick
  • Pear wood fingerboard
  • 11" pot with semi-clear Weather King head
  • 24 brackets, some replacement nuts, hooks and tailpiece hardware
  • ~24-3/4" scale, 1-3/16" nut
  • Period Lyon & Healy tailpiece stamped "PAT. JAN. | 4. 87."
  • Mis-matched tuners, friction 5th-string peg, 3 Planet and 1 Champion tuner
  • Newer resonator style armrest installed
  • Recent hardshell case (green lining)
  • Made in Chicago, USA by Lyon & Healy
  • AS-IS

Lyon & Healy College Line Openback Banjo (c.1906)

Lyon & Healy College Line Openback Banjo (c.1906)

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Used

SKU: 60U-223358

Regular price $350 USD
Regular price Sale price $350.00 USD
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Classic openback A-scale banjo with great potential. This Lyon & Healy 'College Line' has a spun-over rim on a dark painted wood core. It has a Dobson-style heel on the maple neck with a thin pearwood fretboard that has pearl dot inlays. The tailpiece is period as well as most of the 24 brackets L-shoes and nuts. Other hardware is a mix of non-original replacement parts, it is equipped with a newer armrest. Includes a recent hardshell case. Made in USA. AS-IS.

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Condition Notes: A couple of wood screws through rim into neck heel, would benefit from a neck/dowel stick reset, proper crown height head, Non-matching tuners, etc. (This item is sold As-Is)
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More Details

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

  • c.1906
  • No SN
  • Metal spun-over rim on wood core
  • Maple neck and dowel stick
  • Pear wood fingerboard
  • 11" pot with semi-clear Weather King head
  • 24 brackets, some replacement nuts, hooks and tailpiece hardware
  • ~24-3/4" scale, 1-3/16" nut
  • Period Lyon & Healy tailpiece stamped "PAT. JAN. | 4. 87."
  • Mis-matched tuners, friction 5th-string peg, 3 Planet and 1 Champion tuner
  • Newer resonator style armrest installed
  • Recent hardshell case (green lining)
  • Made in Chicago, USA by Lyon & Healy
  • AS-IS
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