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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
Maker: possibly by Harmony Company
Date: 1920-1930 ca.
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionNeck: mahogany
Peghead: shield-shaped upper edge; integral with neck
Fingerboard: mahogany; black-stained hardwood center stripe; fifteen nickel-silver frets
Heel cap: none
Rim: two pieces of solid maple; outside edge veneered with mahogany, with black-stained hardwood center stripe
Head: calf-skin
Tension hoop: nickel-plated steel with eight nickel-plated steel dome-headed screws, set into wood of rim
Back: arched, three-ply mahogany plywood with two f-holes; affixed to rim with 12 later philips’ head screws
Nut: mahogany
Tuners: four nickel-plated steel tension tuners with black plastic heads
Bridge: maple; later
Tailpiece: nickel-plated sheet steel affixed to body with nickel-plated steel dome-headed screw
Finish: golden varnish with craquelure
Peghead: shield-shaped upper edge; integral with neck
Fingerboard: mahogany; black-stained hardwood center stripe; fifteen nickel-silver frets
Heel cap: none
Rim: two pieces of solid maple; outside edge veneered with mahogany, with black-stained hardwood center stripe
Head: calf-skin
Tension hoop: nickel-plated steel with eight nickel-plated steel dome-headed screws, set into wood of rim
Back: arched, three-ply mahogany plywood with two f-holes; affixed to rim with 12 later philips’ head screws
Nut: mahogany
Tuners: four nickel-plated steel tension tuners with black plastic heads
Bridge: maple; later
Tailpiece: nickel-plated sheet steel affixed to body with nickel-plated steel dome-headed screw
Finish: golden varnish with craquelure
DimensionsTotal instrument length: 551 mm (21-11/16”)
Vibrating string length: 332 mm (13-3/32”)
Fingerboard length: 226 mm (8-29/32”)
Fingerboard width at nut: 32 mm (1-1/4”)
Fingerboard width at body: 44 mm (1-3/4”)
Head diameter: 135 mm (5-5/16”)
Rim diameter: 180 mm (1/16”)
Rim depth: 55 mm (2-5/32”)
Vibrating string length: 332 mm (13-3/32”)
Fingerboard length: 226 mm (8-29/32”)
Fingerboard width at nut: 32 mm (1-1/4”)
Fingerboard width at body: 44 mm (1-3/4”)
Head diameter: 135 mm (5-5/16”)
Rim diameter: 180 mm (1/16”)
Rim depth: 55 mm (2-5/32”)
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Lon English, who gave the instrument to Geoffrey Rezek.
Terms
Credit Line: Geoffrey Rezek Collection; gift of Geoffrey Rezek, in memory of Lon English, 2011
Not on view
Object number: 14636