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LUDWIG AMBASSADOR TENOR BANJO (1920's)

LUDWIG AMBASSADOR TENOR BANJO (1920's)
VG-EC, natural finish, walnut neck and ivoroid-bound resonator, "Action Regulator" neck angle adjuster on side of heel, white-bound 19-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays and colored wood underlays, awesome inlaid wood marquetry on sides and back of resonator (resonator refinished), 1-3/16" nut width, 22-5/8" scale, ~10-3/4" clear plastic head, top tension adjustment, 26 lugs attach into flange with tulip cutouts, tulip flange, "hot-dog" armrest, engraved gold hardware, tailpiece engraved "LUDWIG USA", ebony headstock overlay with pearl "Ludwig" and other fancy engraved inlays, original Planet tuners with pearl buttons, banjo has been refretted at some point, 2 tiny holes on inside of resonator from removed pickup, new resonator screw, tenor version of the Ludwig Commodore, with later Ludwig HSC (yellow lining), on consignment (SN:40560)
80U-2265... - No longer available - $1,000.00
body-front (click)
front-detail-2 (click)
front-detail-3 (click)
front (click)
back-detail (click)
back (click)
body-back (click)
bridge-tailpiece (click)
case-open (click)
case (click)
fretboard (click)
headstock-back (click)
headstock-front (click)
heel (click)
inlays (click)
rim-detail (click)

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