Tenor resonator banjo
Date1920-1930 ca.
Place MadeUnited States, North America
Modelshort scale / 17 fret / resonator banjo
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionNeck: maple; laminated center stripe comprised of three-ply strip of dark-brown-stained maple, plain maple, and dark-brown-stained maple
Peghead: dark-brown-stained hardwood veneer; integral with neck
Fingerboard: dark-brown-stained hardwood; 17 nickel-silver frets; single mother-of-pearl dots behind 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th frets
Heel cap: black plastic
Head: skin
Dowel stick: maple
Rim: hardwood with bird’s-eye-maple veneer and three-ply strip of dark-brown-stained maple, plain maple, and dark-brown-stained maple inlaid along edge toward resonator; bottom edge of rim painted black
Bracket hooks: 20 nickel-plated steel
Tension hoop: nickel-plated brass
Resonator: three-ply bird’s-eye-maple with two f-holes
Armrest: none
Nut: dark-brown-stained maple
Tuners: nickel-silver tension pegs with ivoroid heads
Tailpiece: nickel-plated steel
Finish: clear lacquer
DimensionsTotal instrument length: 740 mm (29-1/8″)
Vibrating string length: 502 mm (19-3/4″)
Fingerboard length: 325 mm (12-13/16″)
Fingerboard width at nut: 28 mm (1-1/16″)
Fingerboard width at body: 38 mm (1/1/2″)
Head diameter: 280 mm (11″)
Vibrating head diameter: 268 mm (10-9/16″)
Rim diameter: 280 mm (11″)
Resonator diameter: 273 mm (10-3/4″)
Combined rim and bracket hoop depth: 58 mm (2-9/32″)
Combined bracket hoop, rim, and resonator depth: 66 mm (2-19/32″)
Credit LineGift of Skip and Bonnie Swenson, 2013
Object number14760
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