Tenor resonator banjo
Trade Name
The Serenader
(trade name)
Date1930-1940 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelSerenader
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionNeck: maple
Peghead: maple; integral with neck
Fingerboard: none – surface of neck painted black; 19 brass frets; imitation mother-of-pearl decal dots behind 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th frets [almost entirely worn away]
Heel cap: none; painted black
Head: calf-skin
Tone ring: steel
Rim: 4-ply laminated bird’s-eye maple; lower edge painted black
Bracket hooks: 12 nickel-plated steel
Shoes: 12 nickel-plated brass
Tension hoop: nickel-plated steel
Resonator: laminated bird’s-eye maple with sunburst finish and ivory celluloid binding; front rim painted black; floral decal on back
Dowel stick: nickel-plated steel
Nut: rosewood
Tuners: 4 nickel-plated steel tension tuners with nickel-silver heads
Tailpiece: missing
Finish: brown sunburst lacquer
DimensionsTotal instrument length: 820 mm (32-9/32”)
Vibrating string length: 576 mm (22-11/16”) [approx. – estimated from line drawn onto calf-skin head indicating bridge placement]
Fingerboard length: 397 mm (15-5/8”)
Fingerboard width at nut: 30 mm (1-3/16”)
Fingerboard width at body: 39 mm (1-17/32”)
Head diameter: 271 mm (10-21/32”)
Resonator diameter: 322 mm (12-11/16”)
Rim and resonator depth: 87 mm (3-7/16”)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00618
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1920-1930 ca.
