I found this photo of this guy with this Mandolin resonator of the 20s or
30s.
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Mandolin resonator 20s or30s
I found this photo of this guy with this Mandolin resonator of the 20s or
30s.
CD cover
Re: Mandolin resonator 20s or30s
Yes there were a bunch of these mostly known as the "banjolin" but not sure of the make in the singular photo?
Re: Mandolin resonator 20s or30s
May be that was someone "own Duck" from back in the day?
Re: Mandolin resonator 20s or30s
Isn't a banjolin like mandolin-banjo but with four strings? A resonator banjo has a steel resonator on its soundboard.
Or am I wrong?
Sam bush plays a resonator.
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Re: Mandolin resonator 20s or30s
Right on. I just didn't know if it was some rare obscure type banjolin-there were thousands of those things made by different makers just in the 20's-30's?Originally Posted by David Lewis
Re: Mandolin resonator 20s or30s
The picture is not clear. I THINK it's a resonator, but I wouldn't swear to it.
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Re: Mandolin resonator 20s or30s
I think it is a resonator as well. Metal, no skin head.
Re: Mandolin resonator 20s or30s
Looks something like a Dobro Tenortrope, but with a mandolin neck rather than a tenor banjo neck. Hard to tell from the pic.
What's the name of the band pictured? Googling on the band name might generate more info, better pics; who knows?
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Re: Mandolin resonator 20s or30s
The body of this mandolin is similar to that of the photo.
Re: Mandolin resonator 20s or30s
I agree with Jeff, it's a metal top from what I can tell from the picture.
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Re: Mandolin resonator 20s or30s
Look how big that body is, compared to the size of the neck. It's as big as the banjo. I think Allen might have it, a Tenortrope body with a retrofitted Dobro mandolin neck.
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