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Fender Banjo Owners

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for the owners of the classic Fender Artist, Allegro and Concertone Banjos.

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From Pauls Pretty Good Stuff on 8/25/2015 2:27:39 PM

thefolkshop says:
Hello All, It's time to join this group as I am an avid fan of the U.S. made Fender banjos. My poison is open-backs and in my 'collection' I have an Artist open-back and an Artist long-neck. The quality of construction is impeccable and certainly puts the Gibsons of the same era to shame. I'll look forward to conversations about these fine banjos. Paul

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	rbfour5 says: 8/25/2015 8:13:52 AM You are correct Paul- when you have owned/ played a vintage Fender, you just can't get away from them? Being a bluegrass nut, and having owned several brands, even older Mastertones, I keep coming back to the walnut Artist and Concertone. You can't get a better playing neck than these vintage Fenders- bar none. Glad to see another Fender Head! Dean
	beegee says: 8/25/2015 3:40:01 PM I traded a Gibson copy for a Fender Artist back in 1973. I was a big fan of bill Emerson and Eddie Adcock.i would still have it, except I traded it and some cash for my 1928 Granada. A couple of years ago, I played a Concert Tone briefly in the early 80's. A couple of years ago, I bought an Artist on eBay and absolutely fell in love with it. Then I bought another from a Hangout remember, but haven't played it yet, as I have to flatten the neck and re-fret it. I currently play my RK-75 Elite as my main banjo. More about that in a few months. But I haven't played my Granada in several years. I also have a really good Sullivan Festival deLuxe that I play occasionally, but I am a fan of walnut banjos, so my maple banjos stay encased. I have two Lane top-tension walnut banjos that I seldom play out of the house. The California Fenders and Baldwin C & D are the banjos that defined "new" bluegrass banjos in the 70's. Gibson just didn't have it right. I think the Fender and Baldwin are the sleepers in the market and will take their rightful place in the vintage market in not too many years.
	beegee says: 8/25/2015 3:42:16 PM Had a problem with editing in the first paragraph. I don't know any way to edit the blog.
	rbfour5 says: 8/25/2015 5:15:59 PM I agree with you BeeGee- the California Fenders and Baldwin ODE C and D's are the sleepers. Like you, I am a walnut fan; and a longer scale length fan too;that's why I have both an ODE and Artist banjo now.
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