No Name Banjo Mandolin 1930's "JEWELED" Headstock Quality made instrument

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Welcome To Trader-Bobs Ebay Auctions. Allow me to introduce myself. I am a professional ebay seller. I have been involved in retail sales for over 50 years, the largest portion, of these years, having been my own successful retail auto parts / sales / repair business, which I started from scratch.  I take your satisfaction, VERY SERIOUSLY! If there is any problem with this item you have purchased from me, I want to hear about it FIRST, before feedback is left!  So that the problem can be resolved.

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Trader-BOB's MUSIC offers a 1930's (?) Banjo mandolin. No brand name. Very well made, quality instrument.  Not your cheap beginner's model.  11" goatskin / calfskin head. 20 tension hooks, with shoe mounts to the body, not the cheaper hex shaped lugs. All the hooks, nuts, shoes, and hex head machine screws match.  The 11" main hoop, is grooved cut in the upper edge, for the hooks to set in. The diamond inlay on the headstock may ID the maker. I have seen this before, but do not recall the brand.  Someone before me liked the little jewel add-ons on the fret board. 16 fret plastic bound, fret board looks like ebony. There is a minor crack up the center of the fretboard, easily repairable, with a little CA glue.  There is wear on the fret wires, and fret board. The neck is laminate, looks like mahogany in the middle, and maple on the outsides, and a ebony heel cap. The unmarked tuners all work fine, look original.  The natural hide head, is in great shape, could be the original. Birdseye maple body probably rolled. the bottom edge is painted black, cannot tell.  Mid body triple wood inlay, looks likemahogany, maple, mahogany. The imprint on the dowel stick, leads me to believe there was a resonator on this at one time. Grover Patent "Presto" tailpiece looks like the original.  These were used on tenor, 5 string, and 8 string instruments.  Needs a new set of strings, and probably re-tension the head.  I reiterate, this is a quality made instrument, not the bottom of the line beginners. The tailpiece by itself could bring 0.00.  Measures, 24-3/4" overall, 13-3/4" scale length, 1-1/8" nut width, 11" head diameter, and 2-1/2" body thickness. READ my feedback, buy with
confidence!

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