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Resonator banjo-ukulele
Alternate name:Resonator ukulele-banjo
Alternate name:Resonator banjo-uke
Alternate name:Resonator banjulele
Alternate name:Resonator banjolele
Date: 1925-1940 ca.
Place Made:Brooklyn, New York, United States, North America
Model: Clarophone
Serial No: none
SignedBlack and gold decal on head: Clarophone
MarkingsStamped on tuners: GROVER / PATENT
DescriptionThe tuners on NMM 14499 were patented in 1928 following a 1923 application, but were still referred to as “patent” in the 1925 catalog.
Neck: maple
Peghead: shield-shaped upper edge
Fingerboard: maple; integral with neck; 17 nickel-silver frets; mother-of-pearl dots behind 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 10th frets
Heel cap: none
Rim: maple plywood with black-painted maple vent-hole grommets
Head: calf-skin
Bracket hooks: 10 nickel-plated steel
Shoes and nuts: nickel-plated brass
Tension hoop: nickel-plated brass
Resonator: two-ply maple glued to rim, with brass rod at neck heel position for alignment
Nut: maple
Tuners: four nickel-plated steel Grover tension pegs with ivory plastic heads
Bridge: maple
Tailpiece: nickel-plated steel
Finish: golden varnish
Neck: maple
Peghead: shield-shaped upper edge
Fingerboard: maple; integral with neck; 17 nickel-silver frets; mother-of-pearl dots behind 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 10th frets
Heel cap: none
Rim: maple plywood with black-painted maple vent-hole grommets
Head: calf-skin
Bracket hooks: 10 nickel-plated steel
Shoes and nuts: nickel-plated brass
Tension hoop: nickel-plated brass
Resonator: two-ply maple glued to rim, with brass rod at neck heel position for alignment
Nut: maple
Tuners: four nickel-plated steel Grover tension pegs with ivory plastic heads
Bridge: maple
Tailpiece: nickel-plated steel
Finish: golden varnish
DimensionsTotal instrument length: 515 mm (20-9/32”)
Vibrating string length: 336 mm (13-1/4”)
Fingerboard length: 221 mm (8-11/16”)
Fingerboard width at nut: 24 mm (31/32”)
Fingerboard width at body: 46 mm (1-13/16”)
Head diameter: 180 mm (7-3/32”)
Rim diameter: 188 mm (7-13/32”)
Rim depth: 61 mm (2-13/32”)
Vibrating string length: 336 mm (13-1/4”)
Fingerboard length: 221 mm (8-11/16”)
Fingerboard width at nut: 24 mm (31/32”)
Fingerboard width at body: 46 mm (1-13/16”)
Head diameter: 180 mm (7-3/32”)
Rim diameter: 188 mm (7-13/32”)
Rim depth: 61 mm (2-13/32”)
Credit Line: Gift of Jim Culp, 2010
Not on view
Object number: 14499