Vintage 5-String Resonator Tenor Banjo

Vintage 5-String Resonator Tenor Banjo

Medium

Wood and Metal

Date

Mid-Late 20th Century

Condition Report

Good

Exhibited

Currently Mebane Antique Gallery and available for preview

Literature

A traditional tenor banjo is historically a 4-string instrument, whereas a standard bluegrass or folk banjo features 5 strings. If you are searching for a vintage instrument that combines these elements, you are likely looking for either a vintage 5-string resonator banjo or a vintage tenor banjo that has been modified with a 5-string conversion neck

Provenance

Moore Estate Hickory N.C.

Notes

Available for live in house bidding and pay-pick up from our gallery, Always bid with confidence with Mebane Auction. Thank you Jon Lambert

Condition

Good