Elderly Instruments Latest - 4-String Banjo http://elderly.com/list/4-string_banjos/new.rss en-us copyright 2008 Elderly Instruments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:57:06 -0500 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:57:06 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com VGC- except could use some work (clean up, replace head, replace missing segment of fretboard binding, replace chewed-up section of resonator rim, level and dress frets, strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), ~10-3/4" head, asymmetrical headstock with pearloid overlay and Kay Kraft logo (two extra holes drilled in headstock to accomodate replacement tuners), 20 brackets (two bracket nuts missing), one-piece flange, mahogany resonator, mahogany neck, 19-fret fingerboard, 1-5/32" nut width, single coordinator rod, armrest installed, Presto tailpiece, non-original open-gear tuners with white plastic buttons ($135.00) ]]> Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2181.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2181.htm EC-, single cutaway thinline arch-top semi-hollow body, 16-1/4" lower bout, 2" body depth, 3 color sunburst (the red has faded to a pinkish-orange), double white-bound maple top and sides, bound f-holes, flamed maple back, 2-piece maple neck with center stripe meets body at 15th fret, 23 fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays, zero fret, ~1-9/16" nut width, ~23" scale, black headstock face with pearl "JL" inlay and "Stiles" decal, 8 Kluson Deluxe tuners with metal buttons, 2 original "Stiles" single coil pickups, 2 volume and 2 tone controls (we don't know if this is the way "it is supposed to be" but all the controls work regardless of switch position), 3-way pickup selector, master volume control, t-o-m style bridge (six nylon saddles), fancy trapeze tailpiece, tortoise-w-b-w foating pickguard and pickup surrounds, a fair amount of finish checking and a few nicks, a very interesting and good sounding instrument, made in Florida by Gilbert (G.L.) Stiles, on consignment, with black nylon covered hard foam case (good fit, black lining) ($1,250.00) ]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2209.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2209.htm A bouquet of classic recordings from the Golden Era of orchestral and ragtime 5-string banjo! from the day's finest virtuosos: Vess L. Ossman, Eddy Peabody, Fred van Eps, Shirley Spaulding, Fred Bacon and more. "Dance of the Bugs," "Ragging the Scale," "Poet and Peasant Overture," "Buffalo Rag," 19 timeless gems in all. ($14.95) ]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/EFM-CD008.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/EFM-CD008.htm EC- except needs some work (remove tape and residue from side of neck, polish and level frets, tighten head, restring, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), "Steel-Reinforced" wooden neck, brown plastic pot and plastic resonator with center screw, stencil-painted "Reso-Tone" headstock logo, dot inlays, 10-7/8" plastic head, 16 brackets, 19 frets, 22-1/2" scale length, 1-1/8" plastic nut, made in USA, with (weathered) chipboard SSC ($150.00) ]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2208.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2208.htm VGC+ except needs some work (replace broken head, dress frets, move armrest, strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 19-fret neck, ~22-7/8" scale, 1-1/8" nut width, sunburst maple neck and resonator, 9/16" rim, white-bound fretboard with pearl dot inlays, offset geared tuners with white plastic buttons, ~10-15/16" head size, with HSC (one broken hinge, burgundy interior) (SN:A-127928) ($450.00) ]]> Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2179.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2179.htm VGC except needs much work (replace neck and resonator binding, missing 4 brackets and individual flanges, needs bridge, possibly replace head, dress frets, much cleaning, restring and setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), two-piece maple neck, ivoroid-bound (most of binding is missing) 19-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl star and dot inlays, 1-5/32" nut width, ~22-7/8" scale, ~10-15/16" skin head, tortoise plastic inner and outer bound 1/2" rim, Whyte Laydie tone ring, 28 brackets (as mentioned above, 4 missing), bracket band, pearl star inlaid in headstock overlay, 4 2-screw "GROVER PAT." tuners with ivoroid buttons, resonator has been refinished, good candidate for conversion (SN:89751) ($950.00) ]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2204.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2204.htm EC except needs work (reseat and dress frets, reglue slightly loose peghead veneer, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 2-piece walnut neck with ebony-maple-e-m-e center strip, fretboard underlay and heel cap, ivoroid-bound 19-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays, ivoroid and marquetry-bound walnut resonator with w-b-w concentric back purfling rings, fancy engraved gold rim with short integral flange, engraved tension hoop and armrest, ebony peghead overlay with fancy inlays and engraved "Bellevue" banner inlay, gold Planetary tuning machines with ivoroid buttons read "Planet PAT.PEND.", with OHSC (green lining, exterior says "HEATHER HILLS STRING BAND") ($550.00) ]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2187.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2187.htm VG-EC, 11" fiberskyn head, 3-piece maple rim, flathead tone ring, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard with slotted diamond inlays, 19 frets, resonator and headstock finish is very cloudy (probably from moisture infiltration), 1-1/8" nut width, ~23" scale, planetary tuners with pearloid buttons, headstock crack has been repaired between 1st and 4th tuners (good, solid work), headstock and neck oversprayed, with OHSC (blue lining) (SN:0431993-2469) ($725.00) ]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2180.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2180.htm EC-, sunburst finish spruce top with X-bracing, sunburst flamed maple back and sides, 14-fret mahogany neck, tortoise plastic firestripe pickguard, 19-fret Brazilian rosewood fretboard with fancy Nick Lucas varied-pattern inlays, rectangular Brazilian rosewood bridge, black peghead with pearl script "Gibson" logo and fleur-de-lis, w-b-w double-bound body and fretboard, w-b-w soundhole rosette, offset "GROVER PAT." banjo tuners with ivoroid buttons, cream-colored bridge pins, 14-3/4" lower bout, 22-25/32" scale, 1-5/16" nut width, 4-1/4" to 4-5/8" deep body depth, large round label on inside of back with photo of Nick Lucas in tuxedo with his signature model guitar. Sounds great. And can you spell R-A-R-E? As a 6-string the Nick Lucas Model is rare, but as a 4-string (and especially in maple) it is virtually non-existent. We have never seen nor hear of another maple NL 4-string. With red-line black OHSC (green lining, small hole in the case in the endpin area, replacement handle) (SN:94561) ($17,500.00) ]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2184.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2184.htm EC, ball bearing Mastertone tone ring, 22 frets, translucent plastic head, dark-stained maple neck and single ivoroid-bound resonator (neck and possibly resonator refinished), ivoroid-bound rosewood fretboard with Style 3 pearl diamonds and slotted squares inlays, two-piece flange, "GROVER PAT." modern replacement gold geared tuners, Presto tailpiece, 1-5/32" nut width, ~26-3/8" scale, with OHSC (SN:8246-10) ($2,950.00) ]]> Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2177.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2177.htm VG-EC except could use some setup (dress frets, strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 19-fret neck with pearloid fretboard and headstock overlay (both with stenciled brown fret markers, 5/8" 3-ply rim with one piece flange, brass hoop tone ring, newer tailpiece, double white-bound resonator with pearloid back (and brown silkscreened design) with 4-1/8" x 2-3/8" label that states :"KEL KROYDON / FOR PROFESSIONALS / MADE BY / GIBSON, Inc. / KALAMAZOO, MICH.," nickel "GROVER PAT" tuners with ivoroid buttons, 1-3/8" nut width, ~22-7/8" scale, 11" skin head, made by Gibson, rare in this color (just the second we have ever seen) (SN:9781-13) ($3,300.00) ]]> Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2154.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2154.htm EC except 1 scar on back, double bound 16" body, sunburst arched maple top, f-holes, dark-stained maple sides and arched back, bound rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, 19 frets, adjustable rosewood bridge, tenor P-90 pickup in neck position, large b-w-b-w beveled pickguard, individual repro tuners with keystone buttons, trapeze tailpiece with raised diamond, gold top hat knobs, 1-3/16" nut, 22-3/4" scale, this is a beauty!! with SSC (SN:78949) ($2,100.00) ]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2191.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2191.htm A limited edition of only 2 - Flame koa back, sides & top, ivoroid binding, old style 18 rosette with blue paua shell center ring, blue paua shell back strip, flame koa peghead overlay with 5K ukulele style inlay in blue paua shell, bound Madagascar rosewood fretboard with ukulele style point at soundhole, Waverly gears with snakewood buttons, gloss finish body & headplate, satin finish neck, Madagascar rosewood bridge, bone nut & saddle. Martin thermoplastic case (#620). ($5195.00) ]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/TEN18KOA.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/TEN18KOA.htm VGC+ except needs work (reset neck, possibly replace bridge, dress frets, glue loose back seams, clean, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), 15-1/2" lower bout, laminated birch body construction, dark brown sunburst all around, arched top and back, painted on wood flame on back, f-holes, 14-fret neck, 20-frets with painted on slotted diamond markers, painted on body purfling, trapeze tailpiece, non-adjustable rosewood bridge, individual open-gear tuners with white buttons, ~22-7/8" scale, 1-1/4" nut width, ~3-3/8" body depth, built in the U.S.A., missing pickguard, with rough SSC (SN:560) ($125.00) ]]> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2185.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2185.htm SHOPWORN, FINISH BUBBLE ON HEADSTOCK VOLUTE, SAVE OVER $250! - OM body with solid, select Indian Rosewood back and sides and solid Sitka Spruce top, advanced and scalloped "pre-war" x-bracing, tortoise shell body binding, multi-ply b-w-b soundhole rosette, soundhole truss rod access, ebony pinned "belly" bridge, 1/8" Tusq saddle, 1-7/16" Tusq nut, 24-1/16" scale length, 14-fret Honduran mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, pearl dot position markers, ebony heel cap, solid squared headstock with rosewood overlay, Grover Sta-Tite 18:1 Vintage Chrome tuners, vintage toner and hand-rubbed semi-gloss finish, with hardshell case. Tuned in fifths (G D A E). ($1895.00) ]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/BROMTRSW.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/BROMTRSW.htm LeBlanc, banjoist for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, is a true griot - the human repositories of oral history in west African culture - for American music. On this musically minimalist mix of jazz, funk, blues, and storytelling, LeBlanc takes the listener on a journey where history, poetry and music simmer together in a soulful gumbo that could only come from New Orleans. Part of the "Preservation Hall Presents" series. ($14.95) ]]> Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/VPS-CD2008.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/VPS-CD2008.htm 14" pot with Renaissance head gives this a great deep tone. 4 strings are tuned C-G-D-A (low to high.) Designed with performer/teacher/producer Marcy Marxer who keeps finding new uses for its distinctive low voice. ($824.00) ]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/GTCEB4.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/GTCEB4.htm Only 2 of these beautiful tenors were built. - Quilted Mahogany back & sides, premium Adirondack spruce top, tortoise binding and backstrip, ebony fretboard (1-1/4" nut, 23" scale) with Foden pattern position inlays, Madagascar rosewood headplate with old style decal, nickel butterbean tuning gears, non-adjustable square truss rod. ($4550.00) ]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/TEN18QM.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/TEN18QM.htm Tenor size (modified 0) body of High Pressure Laminate material with mahogany & spruce finish, 4 strings, Stratabond neck with low oval profile, Morado fretboard (1-1/4" nut, 23" scale). 34" overall length. ($449.00) ]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/LXMTEN.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/LXMTEN.htm Tenor banjo and octave mando players will like this instrument patterned after a 1920's vintage SS Stewart label tenor guitar. All solid mahogany body, ebony fingerboard with abalone dots, banjo-style peghead with an ebony overlay, 21" scale length, 32" total length, upper bout 8", lower bout 11", round sound hole with wood-inlaid rosette, black plastic binding, and ladder bracing. 5-Star geared planetary tuners, bone nut, floating ebony bridge. Originally intended for banjo players and tuned in fifths, this instrument can be tuned an octave lower than a fiddle or mandolin, in both standard (GDAE) and a variety of open tunings. Handcrafted by James Dougan in Ithaca, New York. With nice gigbag. . ($1500.00) ]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/FTT.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/FTT.htm VG-EC except needs work (heat set neck to straighten up-bow, dress frets, fill cracks in fretboard, glue slight delamination in resonator side, no bridge, restring and setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), dark stained maple neck and white-bound resonator, resonator has 2 repaired cracks in the outside laminate, skin head, white-bound 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl gull and dot inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, ~22-7/8" scale, 5/8" rim, one-piece flange (4 cracks and some warpage at the 6 o'clock position), fiddle peghead with script logo and other pearl inlay, four "GROVER PAT." geared tuners, good candidate to convert to 5-string, on consignment, with OHSC (purple lining, price reduced (SN:9774-21) ($2,950.00) ]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2165.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2165.htm 22 gems from a bygone era! and the day's incredible virtuosos of the 5-string: Vess L. Ossman, Fred van Eps, Polk Miller and Fred J. Bacon. "Maple Leaf Rag," "St. Louis Tickle," "The Whitewash Man," "I Wish I Was in Michigan," "Keep Off the Grass," lots more. ($14.95) ]]> Wed, 21 May 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/PJS-CD005.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/PJS-CD005.htm VG-EC except for repaired tailpiece, white-bound burgundy pearloid (faux rosewood) covered Vox style deep (2-3/4") resonator with top tension adjustment, sunburst 2-piece maple neck with dark center strip, "pancake" tuners with white buttons, white-bound ebony fretboard with pearl block and dot inlays, 19 frets, 7/16"rim, tubaphone tone ring, dual coordinator rods, 4-piece flat flange with trapezoid cutouts, ~23" scale, ~10-15/16" plastic head, 1-9/32" nut width, a name and address of a previous owner is inscribed on inside edge of resonator, Fishman Rare Earth pickup installed, Lifton HSC (green lining) (SN:A-102403) ($1,585.00) ]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2161.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2161.htm 19 cuts, many unavailable elsewhere. Including "Hi-Ho the Merrio!," "Heebie-Jeebies," "Wait'll It's Moonlight," more. UK import. ($16.95) ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/recordings/items/DOCU-CD1108.htm http://elderly.com/recordings/items/DOCU-CD1108.htm