Old Banjolin - any ideas?

[cbakewell]

This old Banjolin has been lying around in storage for a while, waiting for me to fix it up.

Apart from a ripped vellum, a terrible action and a decade or two of dust, it seems to be in reasonable nick - in fact, it doesn't sound too bad despite the ripped vellum.

It has no visible markings to give me any clues.

Any ideas of the make, age etc ?

[allenhopkins]

The headstock suggests French, or continental European, manufacture to me, both the "scroll" and the carving. Don't recognize the tailpiece configuration. Hope other Cafe experts will have more insight.

[cbakewell]

Thanks Allen - seems possible.

I have scoured the Internet for anything similar and found just one instrument with a similar carved scroll - and that was a 1910 Lute Mandolin on Pintrest without any reference to the maker

Would love to track down the maker if anyone recognizes it.