Nicely preserved S.S. Stewart Special Thoroughbred banjo. Nice straight cherry neck with carved heel. Metal clad rim. 11" skin head. With period HSC (purple lining). VG-EC except could use some work (dress frets, minor setup, etc. - plays okay, sold AS-IS)
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Nice straight neck!
SN 60030
c.1896-99
VG-EC *(see below)
Original finish
Cherry neck with fancy carved heel
V-profile up to 5th fret then fills out to more of a C-shape
Cherry dowel stick, adjustable neck brace
Neck brace stamped "PAT. / JULY 17,94."
Metal clad maple rim with amber finish
Fancy peghead shape
Headstock overlay features fancy floral pearl and abalone inlays
Friction tuners with cream buttons
22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl diamond inlays, star at 12th fret
Red-brown-green wood underlay under fingerboard and headstock
~11" skin head stamped "SLINGLERLAND / SELECT / CALF"
28 brackets
No Knot Elite tailpiece
Grained ivoroid "S.S. STEWART / PHIL'A. PA." plaque on dowel stick
Grained ivoroid "SPECIAL THOROUGHBRED" plaque on rim
Stamped headstock shape with "TRADE / S.S.S. / MARK" stamped on dowel stick
Circular trade mark on rim with picture of a Thoroughbred horse
1-1/4" nut, ~27" scale
Built in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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S.S. Stewart Special Thoroughbred (c.1896-99)

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SKU: 60U-212148

Regular price: $2,000 USD
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Nicely preserved S.S. Stewart Special Thoroughbred banjo. Nice straight cherry neck with carved heel. Metal clad rim. 11" skin head. With period HSC (purple lining). VG-EC except could use some work (dress frets, minor setup, etc. - plays okay, sold AS-IS)

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