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Banjeaurine

Alternate name(s)

5-string banjo

Maker S. S. Stewart

Date1895 ca.

Place MadePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America

Serial No.18133

SignedOn a rectangular ivoroid label on top side of dowel rod: BANJEAURINE / S. S. STEWARTMarkingsStamped vertically into rim twice and in small text: S.S. STEWART / PHILA U.S.A. Stamped into dowel rod side and rim horizontally in larger text between both S.S. STEWART logos: 18133 Handwritten in black ink on the metal skirt of the head: B5 – 1207 – H5 – 53224 Handwritten in black ink on the far end of dowel rod: A.H. Little Stamped into adjustable neck fastening rod: PAT JULY 17 - 94DescriptionStructural Feature: 5 strings
Maker: S. S. Stewart
Date: ca. 1895
Neck: Maple with maple dowel rod, patented metal adjustable neck fastener
Peghead: Maple with ebony veneer on front face
Fingerboard: Ebony with extension over head, nineteen frets
Heel cap: Ebony
Rim: Bird's eye maple with nickel-plated brass on the outside
Head: Calf-skin, 12-3/8 inches
Hardware: Thirty bracket shoes each with hook and nut; Nickel-plated brass
Tension hoop: Non-grooved nickel-plated brass hoop
Nut: Bone
Tuners: Metal friction tuners with black plastic knobs
Bridge: Maple with ebony top
Tailpiece: S.S. Stewart Common Cents tailpiece with ivory flower, mounting bolt and wall lug
Decorative elements:
Mother-of-pearl inlays on double-cut peghead and fingerboard. Heel
of neck is carved with clover leaves and stems. Small ivory flower ornament on tailpiece.
DimensionsTotal instrument length: 720 mm (28 3-1/8 inches)
Vibrating string length: 492 mm (19-3/8 inches)
Length of fingerboard: 336 mm (13-3/16 inches)
Width of fingerboard at nut: 23 mm (1-1/8 inches)
Width of fingerboard at body: 45 mm (1-25/32 inches)
Head measurement: 316 mm (12-3/8 inches)
Depth of rim: 58 mm (2-1/4 inches)
ProvenancePreviously owned by John Hartford.
Published ReferencesLarson, André P., "Recent Acquisitions," National Music Museum Newsletter 31, No. 3 (August 2004), pp. 6-7.

Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 2003

Object number10464

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