ANTIQUE BAY STATE JOHN C. HAYNES BANJEAURINE BANJO 5 STRING PLAYS & SOUNDS GREAT

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ANTIQUE BAY STATE JOHN C. HAYNES BANJEAURINE BANJO 5 STRING PLAYS & SOUNDS GREAT
WE OFFER A 3 DAY RETURN POLICY WITH THE BUYER PAYING FOR RETURN SHIPPING...USA SHIPPING ONLY...
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***THIS IS ONE OF MANY STRINGED INSTRUMENTS FROM A COLLECTOR/HOARDER/PLAYER THAT WE HAVE BEEN SELLING...ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SET UP, IN READY TO PLAY CONDITION***...
THIS IS A CIRCA 1890 BAY STATE, JOHN C. HAYNES & CO. 5 STRING BANJEAURINE...IT'S A MODEL 337 AS SEEN ON THE DOWEL STICK...HAND STAMPED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE, THE SEVEN IS STAMPED OVER THE NUMERAL 8...MOST LIKELY DONE ON A MONDAY MORNING...THERE IS THE NUMERAL 4 STAMPED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STICK... IT HAS A 12 3/4" HEAD AND A 19 1/8" SCALE LENGTH...1 3/32" WIDE AT THE NUT ...THERE IS A VERY FANCY BAY STATE / HAYNES IN THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IN BOSTON...YOU CAN VIEW IT ONLINE...
IN THE FORMER OWNERS INVENTORY FROM THE MID 1980'S THIS INSTRUMENT WAS LISTED AS ALL ORIGINAL...IT WAS BEING PLAYED IN THE 1983-1987 TIME SPAN...WE SEE THINGS THAT ARE NOT ORIGINAL NOW..TWO HOOK NUTS ARE DIFFERENT, THE GROVER BRIDGE IS NEW OLD STOCK, THE NO-KNOT TAILPIECE IS NEWER, THE BONE NUT IS NEW, THE TUNER BUTTON, ALTHOUGH OLD, ON THE FIFTH STRING TUNER, IS DIFFERENT FROM THE FOUR ON THE HEAD STOCK TUNERS...THE FRETS WERE REPLACED LAST YEAR, AND IT'S ONLY BEEN PLAYED A HANDFUL OF TIMES SINCE THEN, MOSTLY BY ME, HERE...IT SOUNDS GREAT, THE STRINGS ARE PROBABLY JUST MONTHS OLD...THE NATURAL SKIN HEAD APPEARS TO BE EITHER THE ORIGINAL OR A VERY OLD REPLACEMENT...THE ACTION AT THE NUT IS A TAD HIGHER THAN OTHERS FROM THIS LOT AS IS THE ACTION AT THE BRIDGE...I ASSUME IT WAS DONE INTENTIONALLY AS THERE IS PLENTY OF EBONY SADDLE THAT CAN BE SANDED DOWN AND PLENTY OF BONE NUT IF YOU WANT IT LOWER THERE... I'M MORE THAN SURE MANY FOLKS WOULD SAY IT'S PERFECT AS IS, AS IT'S ABOUT AVERAGE NOW...
THE POT, HOOKS AND TENSION HOOP ARE ORIGINAL AND VERY CLEAN...I CAN SEE THAT THE FACE OF THE HEADSTOCK HAS HAD FINISH APPLIED OVER IT AND RUBBED OUT...THE END OF THE DOWEL STICK HAS A STRIP OF WALNUT ADDED TO THE UPPER PORTION...I'VE SEEN THIS DONE BEFORE ON BOSTON AREA INSTRUMENTS AS A WAY TO ANGLE THE NECK...IT ALLOWS THE NECK TO TILT BACK A BIT AS THE DOWEL STICK END MOVES TOWARD THE SKIN...THE TAILPIECE SCREW HOLE IN THE STICK WOULD BE PLUGGED AND A NEW HOLE DRILLED IN IT FOR THE SCREW, A PRETTY GOOD WAY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE...YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WALNUT USED FOR THE FINGERBOARD EXTENSION IS A DIFFERENT COLOR THAN THE NECK ITSELF...IT LOOKS LIKE THE WALNUT STRIP ON THE DOWEL STICK...I WOULD ASSUME THIS WAS ADDED IN A REPAIR, I HAVE SEEN MANY VINTAGE INSTRUMENT OF THIS TYPE WHERE THE FINGERBOARD EXTENSION WAS MISSING ALTOGETHER...THE EBONY FINGERBOARD ITSELF LOOKS NEWER, I'M NOT 100% SURE IT IS, BUT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO SAND THE ORIGINAL DOWN AS NICE AS IT'S DONE WITHOUT MESSING UP THE MOP INLAYS...AGAIN, JUST NOT SURE ON THE FINGERBOARD, IT MAY JUST LOOK FRESH AFTER THE INSTRUMENT WAS CLEANED, RE-FRETTED ETC. ...THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR SPOTS OF FINISH WEAR FROM PLAYING ALONG THE SIDES OF THE NECK...***A WARNING***PLAYING THIS SHORTER SCALE INSTRUMENT WITH THE LARGE POT/HEAD WILL BECOME ADDICTIVE IN SHORT ORDER...
WE DIDN'T GET CASES WITH ANY INSTRUMENT FROM THIS LOT...IF WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WILL FIT PROPERLY, WE WILL USE IT AT NO ADDITIONAL COST, IF NOT, IT WILL BE HEAVY DUTY BUBBLE WRAPPED, STYROFOAM PANEL AND MASONITE SHEET PACKED BEFORE BOXING.
You are bidding only on the item (s) as shown in the auction. Please see all of the photos, and read about the shipping below... Thank you... LOT 419.
SHIPPING...WE OFFER A 3 DAY RETURN POLICY WITH THE BUYER PAYING FOR RETURN SHIPPING.........SHIPPING...........SHOULD BE CALCULATED UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE..........
IF IT'S MORE THAN OUR ACTUAL COSTS,
YOU WILL RECEIVE A REFUND ON THE DIFFERENCE...
BEEN DOING IT THIS WAY FOR OVER 22 YEARS AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN HAPPY WITH IT...
YOU ONLY PAY WHAT IT COSTS US...
***IF THERE IS A SHIPPING MARKUP, IT COVERS THE ADDITIONAL COST OF INSURANCE***YOU ONLY PAY WHAT IT COSTS US...
FOR GUITARS, BANJOS AND SIMILAR, WE USE NEW, HEAVY DUTY GUITAR BOXES, WELL PADDED...ALL INSTRUMENTS ARE WRAPPED AND PADDED FOR SHIPPING...WE USE USPS PRIORITY MAIL...THEY HAVE NEVER DAMAGED AN INSTRUMENT WE HAVE SHIPPED...COSTS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT WELL WORTH IT !...
WE WILL COMBINE SHIPPING FOR ANY OF THE ITEMS WE HAVE ON EBAY.
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