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Windsor Premier 2 Flat Top Open Back Banjo.
Fitted with Schaller orbital geared tuners and a matching Schaller fifth string tuner with pearloid buttons. A Shubb sliding fifth capo is fitted starting at 6th string to ensure better intonation when changing fifth string tuning. The neck is walnut with an intermediate layer of white box wood under the ebony finger board and headstock overlay decorated with mother of pearl,slight relief to neck.
The maple rim is spun over with nickel plated brass.
All the hardware to the rim looks original, there is an arm rest which was not fitted when the photos were taken. There is a fare amount of brass showing where the the nickel has worn through.
This is a loud banjo for the time of it manufacture with good sustain, currently fitted with steel strings.

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