4 string banjo

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  1. Beata

    Beata Member

    20210128_152304.jpg 20210128_152447.jpg This is a 4 string banjo with no name on it. Wonder if anybody knows if it is worth anything. The case is in pretty bad shape. Thank you
     

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    Beata, Jan 28, 2021
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    looks like a wall hanger........
    @all_fakes ... might have a thought...
     
    komokwa, Jan 28, 2021
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  3. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    tenor banjos like this are not anything like as desirable as the 5-string. take a look on ebay
     
    blooey, Jan 28, 2021
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Back in the 1920s these were a hot instrument. Now? You need an Americana or Skiffle player.
     
    evelyb30, Jan 28, 2021
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  5. crowleys

    crowleys Well-Known Member

    It looks like a banjolele. It would help if we could see the back of the pot.
     
    crowleys, Jan 28, 2021
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  6. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    Doesn't look like it is in real bad shape, needs a bridge.
    Like Crowleys, I'm thinking it might be a banjo-ukulele (banjolele).
    Is there any missing hardware on the side we can't see?What is the length overall? That would reveal whether it is a banjo-uke, or a tenor. A photo of the back of the headpiece would help, then we'd know if it had geared or push tuners, or some other type. The case suggests a date somewhere between 1920 and 1940, as a guess.
    I don't recognize the maker offhand.
     
    all_fakes, Jan 29, 2021
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