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Resonator banjo-ukulele
Alternate name:Resonator banjo uke
Alternate name:Resonator banjolele
Alternate name:Resonator ukulele-banjo
Alternate name:Resonator banjulele
Maker: A. Schoenhut Company
Date: 1920-1935 ca.
Place Made:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Model: The Liberty
Serial No: none
SignedGold bell decal on peghead face with black text: LIBERTY / THE / A. / SCHOENHUT / CO. / PHILA. PA
MarkingsWritten in pencil on underside of calf-skin head: W5
DescriptionThe company that made this banjo-ukulele was the A. Schoenhut Company (rather than Liberty A. Schoenhut Company) through 1935. It went bankrupt and was reorganized as the Schoenhut Manufacturing Company to make toy pianos in 1935. It merged with O. Schoenhut Inc. in 1941. It was bought out by Jaymar Specialty Company (O. Schoenhut Inc. continued to be used) in 1971. It was renamed the Schoenhut Piano Company in 1997.
Neck: maple
Peghead: maple, integral with neck
Fingerboard: maple, integral with neck; 15 brass T-frets
Heel cap: none
Head: calf-skin
Tone ring: none
Rim: maple
Bracket hooks: 8 steel screws
Shoes: none/not visible
Tension hoop: nickel-plated steel
Armrest: none
Resonator: maple back of instrument with 25 mm (31/32”) hole in center
Dowel stick: none
Nut: maple
Tuners: 4 black-painted hardwood pegs [2 are missing]
Tailpiece: nickel-plated steel
Finish: clear lacquer
Neck: maple
Peghead: maple, integral with neck
Fingerboard: maple, integral with neck; 15 brass T-frets
Heel cap: none
Head: calf-skin
Tone ring: none
Rim: maple
Bracket hooks: 8 steel screws
Shoes: none/not visible
Tension hoop: nickel-plated steel
Armrest: none
Resonator: maple back of instrument with 25 mm (31/32”) hole in center
Dowel stick: none
Nut: maple
Tuners: 4 black-painted hardwood pegs [2 are missing]
Tailpiece: nickel-plated steel
Finish: clear lacquer
DimensionsTotal instrument length: 523 mm (20-19/32”)
Vibrating string length: cannot estimate – no bridge present
Fingerboard length: 230 mm (9-1/16”)
Fingerboard width at nut: 35 mm (1-3/8”)
Fingerboard width at body: 45 mm (1-25/32”)
Head diameter [calf-skin head]: 137 mm (5-3/8”)
Back diameter: 175 mm (6-7/8”)
Rim depth: 33 mm (1-5/16”)
Vibrating string length: cannot estimate – no bridge present
Fingerboard length: 230 mm (9-1/16”)
Fingerboard width at nut: 35 mm (1-3/8”)
Fingerboard width at body: 45 mm (1-25/32”)
Head diameter [calf-skin head]: 137 mm (5-3/8”)
Back diameter: 175 mm (6-7/8”)
Rim depth: 33 mm (1-5/16”)
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Estate
Not on view
Object number: 10223