I have a friend that is wanting to sell a Whyte Laydie Tenor Pot with a neck he made. He is a very competent luthier and has built guitars and other banjo necks. He is not a nationally known name. The neck does not have a truss rod and was done more than 30yrs ago before he matured in his craft and is maybe a B grade job. It plays nice and sounds good. What is a fair price range to offer him for this banjo? It has been hanging for a long time and is in need of a good cleaning, has a skin head that is in good shape but with no case. Thankyou for your help.
Need the diameter of the rim (10, 11, 12 approx)? Was the dowel stick original to the tenor banjo with serial number matching the rim used in the conversion. What type and brand of tuners were used on the conversion?
Your description falls short. Is the neck a 5-string? Scale length? Straight and the frets unworn? Pot description? What size? Bracket band? Style of the neck? Above all—pictures. Sale value depends on all that. Used openbacks have nose-dived in price in the last couple of years so it’s hard to say without the details.
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