date made 1927 Credit Line From the family of Frances Chenoeth Coan Physical Description walnut (overall material) rosewood (overall material) metal (overall material) ivoroid (overall material) animal skin (overall material) Measurements overall: 34 1/2 in x 13 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in 87.63 cm x 34.925 cm x 8.
Will probably need a basic setup to get the action where you want it. No cracks in the wood, very solid shape overall. Beautiful sunburst tenor with original bound Honduras mahogany resonator and neck, bow tie inlays in a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, generous large twenty-hole. Pictures show some wear on the headstock, crackling in the resonator finish, and some wear on the neck. To contact Players Vintage Instruments, e-mail us at. Tenor guitars became very popular in the 1920's, going with the rise. The dating is not exact for this period, but it was made between 19.
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Its snappy tone, coupled with the rich tonal qualities and its ease of playing, make it an instrument which can be used for all purposes – dance, radio and concert.” Location Currently not on view Data Source National Museum of American History user Chenoweth, Frances Coan, Frances Chenoweth maker Gibson, Inc. Vintage Gear America is pleased to offer this super clean all original 1964 Gibson TB-250 Mastertone four string tenor banjo serial number 200409 with original Gibson hard-shell case. The Gibson Granada five-string banjo is primarily known for being played by Earl Scruggs, who had an enormous impact on the sound and style of bluegrass music after joining Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass. Durante os anos 20 a Gibson foi responsvel por muitas inovaes no design do banjo Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame. This is a Gibson TG-1 Tenor Guitar circa 1932. This banjo was custom made for vaudevillian performer Frances Chenoweth Coan with jeweled accents on the peghead and inscribed with “Frances.”įrances Chenoweth toured with her sister Vivian Hayes and Vivian’s husband Ed Hayes as "Ed Hayes and His Banjo Girls" from 1927-1930.Īs indicated in a 1926 Gibson Banjo Catalog testimonial: “The new Gison Mastertone Tenor-banjo is assuredly a marvel instrument. It is a Four-String Tenor Banjo, Style TB-3, serial 11196A-42A, with a maple hoop, 22 brackets, maple neck with mahogany finish, ebony fingerboard with pearl inlay and 20 frets, tuning machine pegs.
On this banjo, the FON or Factory Order Number is 9478-159 the. At this point, Gibson often did not use serial numbers. It is a Four-String Tenor Banjo, Mastertone TB-5 Model, serial number 8693-2, with black walnut shell, black walnut neck, rosewood fingerboard with iridescent ivoroid and marquetry strippings, inlay of white pearl designs, similar ornamentation applied to peghead, 4:1 geared pegs with pearl buttons, gold-tone metal parts, and a laminated and arched flange resonator with marquetry and ivoroid inlays. This banjo was made by Gibson Inc., of Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1923. The Gibson TB 3 Mastertone tenor banjo the TB actually stands for Tenor Banjo features a plain Maple rim and resonator, with Mahogany for the neck and Rosewood, likely Brazilian given the date, for the fingerboard.
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