Photographs, serial numbers and production information for George P. Matthew, banjo maker c.1880-1920
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Geo P. Matthew Mandolin
Hi sorry for going off topic but I have a mandolin made by George P. Matthew (Soho Hill Works, Birmingham). Is it odd that he made a mandolin?
There is an English Patent number associated with it,... Read More |
G P Matthew S/N 15551
Photos just posted are of a wood rim 5 string Matthew I sold awhile ago. S/N 15551 custom made for the Bros Kirby. The only wood rim Matthew I have seen. From the type of hardware my guess is it... Read More |
G.P. Matthew #1165
This is an early Matthew, 7-string metal flush fret. Rim diameter 11 3/4" with a 24" scale. The low serial number 1165 and rim hardware type suggest a date of manufacture c.1883, one... Read More |
Production numbers
G. P. Matthew was an early volume manufacturer of banjos. Established as an independent maker in Birmingham in1882. By mid-1885 his advertising refers, in addition to his own banjos at three... Read More |
5 string fretless original skin
Hi, I have a Geo P Matthew fretless banjo with number 24517 and makers name stamped on drum stretcher on the back.
I'd like to know more about this banjo if anyone can help me date it... Read More |
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Matthew fretless banjo dowel |
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Matthew fretless banjo heel |
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Matthew fretless banjo |
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G. Swain Buckley's Celebrated Minor Jig | Steven Watson |
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Matthew banjo (inside) |
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