Resonator banjo-ukulele
Maker
H. A. Weymann & Son
Date1926
Place MadePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
ModelNo. 225
Serial No.39035
SignedGold decal with black text on inner face of resonator: WEYMANN / BANJO RESONATOR / U.S. PATENT N[o.] 1312882Stamped in black ink on back of peghead: WEYM[AN]N / KEYSTONE STATE / MANUF’D. BY / Weymann & Son / PHILA., PA.
MarkingsStamped into dowel stick: 39035 / 225
Stamped onto bridge: GROVER
Stamped into bottom of tailpiece: PATENT APPLIED FOR
Stamped into dowel stick bracket: PA[TEN]TED
DescriptionNeck: maple
Dowel stick: maple
Peghead: maple with brown-stained maple veneer
Fingerboard: ebony; 20 nickel-silver frets; single mother-of-pearl dots behind 5th, 10th, and 17th frets; two mother-of-pearl dots behind 7th and 12th frets
Heel cap: brown-stained maple
Head: calf skin; nickel-plated flesh hoop
Tone ring: none
Rim: five-ply maple
Bracket hooks: 12 nickel-plated steel
Shoes: 12 nickel-plated steel
Tension hoop: nickel-plated steel
Resonator: maple; affixed to the rim with 4 cream-cloth-covered tension brackets; dark-stained hardwood center line; rosewood binding on outer edges
Nut: bone
Tuners: 4 nickel-plated steel tension pegs with ivoroid heads
Tailpiece: nickel-plated steel
Finish: clear lacquer
DimensionsTotal instrument length: 610 mm (24-1/32″)
Vibrating string length: 385 mm (15-5/32”)
Fingerboard length: 270 mm (10-5/8”)
Fingerboard width at nut: 30 mm (1-3/16”)
Fingerboard width at body: 41 mm (1-5/8”)
Head diameter: 179 mm (7-1/16”)
Resonator diameter: 223 mm (8-25/32”)
Rim and resonator depth: 76 mm (3”)
Credit LineGeoffrey Robert Rezek Collection, 2015
Object number14974
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