Got my grubby little mitts on these two little weirdos. A Tunbridgeware banjo, 16" scale, 7" pot and a Spratt banjo 17"scale 12 x 4" pot. Both 6-string.
Edited by - flatfootjohnny on 11/08/2024 05:55:04
For anyone interested in playing something like those old gems, there's a guy who makes them from old banjo ukulele rims: http://piccoloplace.org/.
John-
Nice set. For some odd reason I really like collecting the pre-WWI piccolo and sub-piccolo banjos. Maybe because they just take up so much less room.
Years ago I picked up a Tunbridge banjo nearly identical to yours. Tiny. Might be comfortable for a 3 year old to play.
Under "For Sale" (http://piccoloplace.org/html/forsale/forsale.shtml), the guy mentioned above has sample videos of playing each of the instruments, including the ones long-since sold. Kind of cheerful, I think.
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Originally posted by Alvin ConderJohn-
Nice set. For some odd reason I really like collecting the pre-WWI piccolo and sub-piccolo banjos. Maybe because they just take up so much less room.
Years ago I picked up a Tunbridge banjo nearly identical to yours. Tiny. Might be comfortable for a 3 year old to play.
Yes looks exactly the same. Nice!
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Originally posted by davidpppUnder "For Sale" (http://piccoloplace.org/html/forsale/forsale.shtml), the guy mentioned above has sample videos of playing each of the instruments, including the ones long-since sold. Kind of cheerful, I think.
Great stuff, thanks
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Originally posted by Alvin Conder
… I really like collecting the pre-WWI piccolo and sub-piccolo banjos. Maybe because they just take up so much less room.
Please enlighten me on sub-piccolo banjos.
I really enjoyed my Lyon & Healy piccolo. After my stroke, I sold it to Intermountain — probably stayed on their web site a day before it found a new home.
