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From mb4me on 5/24/2019 8:36:41 PM

Hi, I have the buckbee "Apollo" version of the Victor with Apollo inlaid in the heel. Some questions: Should this banjo have metal pegs or celluloid? Would grover champions be appropriate? Would nylgut strings be most appropriate for this banjo? I assume that at the time it was made metal banjo strings were still not the norm. Any info on these appreciated. I will try to upload pics. Mine was sold from Georgia. I see that this and bijou banjos were the models made for resale by John Franklin Stratton also in New York. But the book Chauncey Richmond and the old Buckbee list the Franklin model names as Adonis and Bijou. I still wonder if the Apollo is linked to the Yale banjo clubs of that name.

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	yetmeng68 says: 3/27/2019 10:19:56 PM wow its so close to mine with the star and everything love it you must restore it
	yetmeng68 says: 3/27/2019 10:24:15 PM i have steel strings on mine the necks rock solid and stable it looks like the same neck as yours apart from the head stock inlay
Jarvie says: 4/9/2020 4:24:05 PM Steel strings would probably damage the (apparently) original wood tailpiece. I will not weigh in on what to use (gut would probably orignal, for most banjos until the 1920's or later, and that is what this was designed for, although steel was available relatively early). But a wooden tailpiece could be destroyed by wire strings- if you do use them, get a repro "No Knot" and store the original (perhaps in a small bag attached to the pole so it doesn't get lost from the instrument)
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