American Five-String Fretless Banjo
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Object Details
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- Maxwell Fund, Mary E.
- Description
- This banjo was made by an unknown maker in Tennessee around 1925-1960. It is a Five-String Bnajo, made from two wood round discs separated by a smaller wood disc. Ten carriage bolts connect the two large discs together. The neck and peghead are carved from a single piece of wood and attached to the body with a carriage bolt. Animal skin is stretched over a wood ring and inserted into the hole in the top disc to serve as a banjo head. The tailpiece is made from a piece of metal and is secured by a bolt.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1925-1960
- ID Number
- MI.78.08
- accession number
- 301219
- catalog number
- 78.08
- Object Name
- banjo
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 1/2 in x 12 3/4 in x 2 in; 92.71 cm x 32.385 cm x 5.08 cm
- overall: 36 1/4 in x 12 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in; 92.075 cm x 32.0675 cm x 6.6675 cm
- place made
- United States: Tennessee
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Banjos
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_606327
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-397f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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