Vintage 1800s 7 string fretless banjo civil war GC skin good 5G tenor JW Skinner

Vintage 1800s 7 string fretless banjo civil war GC skin good 5G tenor JW Skinner (image 1/4)
Vintage 1800s 7 string fretless banjo civil war GC skin good 5G tenor JW Skinner (image 2/4)
Vintage 1800s 7 string fretless banjo civil war GC skin good 5G tenor JW Skinner (image 3/4)
Vintage 1800s 7 string fretless banjo civil war GC skin good 5G tenor JW Skinner (image 4/4)
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This is a very nice banjo c1880 beautifully made .It is missing 4 hooks some holders but one is spare on the back , Also missing the bridge but the skin is tight ,all stamped with the makers mark and the rest is in very nice vintage condition the neck is straight and all tuners there including the neck tuner (the top two may be replacements ) its around 42mm at the nut please e mail all questions , a nice banjo to restore or use the lovely wooden 11 & half inch pot on another vintage project ? INTERNATIONAL BUYERS OUTSIDE EUROPE EMAIL BEFORE BIDDING IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE THANKS SKINNER POSSIBLY RELATED ? Charles Skinner, of 26719 Portobello Road, London, was a successful teacher of the fretted instruments and a dealer (at first, using the name of "The Mozart Musical Stores") in everything musical, with the emphasis on the banjo and mandolin. From about 1890 onwards he extensively advertised and sold his own patent "Highbridge" or "Finger Rest" banjos and zither-banjos, a feature of which was his own (Skinner) "Tone Bar"-a device fitted to the instrument parallel to the strings on which the little finger of the right hand could rest whilst plucking the strings. This necessitated a violent backward slant to the neck to allow for an exceptionally high bridge, which Skinner always claimed increased the tone of the instrument.He was the read more
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