27th Sep, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Scientific & Musical Instruments, Cameras & Tools
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Banjo 5 String
no label, 8" head, 22 frets, 12 tuning lugs, fixed resonator, cased; Banjo 5 string 11" head, 20 tuning lugs, fretless neck, open back design, friction tuning pegs, dowel stick stamped 'Manufactured by Lyons Healy Chicago USA, indistinctly signed inside and dated 1913; together with a banjolele style instrument 6 1/2" head, metal hoop, 4 tuning lugs and 6 friction tuners, decorative marquetry to fretless fingerboard (3)
Sold for £250
Estimated at £80 - £120
Requirers restoration to be playable, no cracks or bad damage to brass hoop/shell, friction pegs require refitting
Auction: Scientific & Musical Instruments, Cameras & Tools, 27th Sep, 2024
To include a Collection of Violins by Clifford Tunstall of Barnard Castle, Part 2 of a Fine Collection of Electric and Acoustic Guitars including Masterbuilt Fenders, Gibsons, Martins, Burns, Paul Reed Smith and Rickenbacker; period Fender amplifiers, an EMG XB gramophone, a collection of arcade gaming machines, mechanical music, mining lamps, a good selection of cameras and many other items.
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