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Old Cammeyer Plectrum Resonator Banjo - £800 + Shipping

11 1/16" Spun pot 
27 1/4" scale Ebony fretboard
Maple neck
Planetary tuners
​Mother of Pearl inlays
New calf skin head
22 frets
​24 hooks

An extremely nice, old Cammeyer banjo,  very easy to play and a lovely, powerful tone. I currently have it strung up to the same intervals as an Irish tenor banjo, but a whole tone lower, so it can be capoed at the 2nd fret to put it in the correct key, it also sounds great with standard strings, tuned to plectrum tuning, as it was intended (CGBDor DGBD).
This banjo features some very high quality hardware, check out the attention to detail on the hook turnings and the engraving on the spun pot. It weighs around 4.5 kg, making it a pretty hefty banjo.
This banjo has obviously been well loved and well played over the years!

Old ​Windsor 'Popular' 3 Banjo - £300 + Shipping

Approx 10 5/8" spun rim, with Beech inner
New goat skin head
Mahogany neck
25.5" scale Ebony neck
20 hooks
Friction tuners
New 'No Knot' tailpiece
Tunneled 5th string
​Bone nut and pip
1/2" Ebony capped Cherry bridge
GHS Americana light gauge strings

The action height at the 12 fret is a hair over 1/8" , with a 1/2" bridge. The light gauge steel strings combined with the 25.5" scale length, make it comfortable to play up and down the neck. 
Being around 100 years old, this banjo does have its fair share of dents, dings and blemishes and I've tried to show as much as possible in the photos, but, it is in great shape for the age and one of the nicest I've come across.
Has a lovely mellow tone.


New Open Back Banjo #218 - £2100 +Shipping

​12" American Black Walnut rim
Ebony rim cap
Dobson tone ring
Goat skin head
2- piece Black Walnut neck, carbon fibre reinforced
12" Radiused, 25.5" scale Ebony fingerboard
Mother of Pearl position markers
Ebony peghead overlay
Black Tahiti pearl/copper 'stag skull'  inlay 
17 frets
Arc shape frailing scoop
Brass side dots
Brass tension hoop
18 hooks,shoes
35mm wide nut
​Gotoh tuners
Hawktail tail piece

Highlighted specs are added/bonus 'extras', not usually included in the base price!
Price if commissioned would be £2310

New Fretless Open Back Banjo #216 - £1650 + Shipping

12" Brazilian Mahogany block rim
Ebony rim cap
Renaissance head
2-piece Brazilian Mahogany neck
Ebony fingerboard
Ebony peghead overlay
Curvy frailing scoop
Brass notched tension hoop
18 hooks and ball shoes
35mm wide Ebony nut
Gotoh tuners
​Ebony tailpiece
​Heavy gauge nylon strings

​Highlighted specs are added/bonus 'extras', not usually included in the base price!
​Price if commisssioned would be £1730


New Open Back Banjo #215 - £1700 + Shipping

​11" American Black Walnut rim
Rolled Brass tone ring
Fibreskyn head
2- piece Black Walnut neck, carbon fibre reinforced
25.5" scale Ziricote fingerboard
Ziricote peghead overlay
17 frets
Arc shape frailing scoop
Brass side dots
Brass notched tension hoop
24 hooks,shoes
35mm wide nut
​5/8"  Lignum Vitae bridge
Waverly tuners
No Knot tailpiece
D'Addario medium gauge strings
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Highlighted specs are added/bonus 'extras', not usually included in the base price!
Price if commissioned would be £1850

New Open Back Banjo #210 - £1900 + Shipping

11" American Black Walnut rim
'Silver Belle' tone ring
Ebony rim cap
Goat skin head
2- piece Black Walnut neck, carbon fibre reinforced
25.5" scale Ziricote fingerboard
Ziricote peghead overlay
17 frets
Arc shape frailing scoop
Brass side dots
Brass notched tension hoop
24 hooks,shoes
35mm wide nut
​5/8" bridge
Aged Gotoh tuners
Buckeye tail piece
D'Addario medium gauge strings
​
Highlighted specs are added/bonus 'extras', not usually included in the base price!
Price if commissioned would be £2150