Custom Lyon & Healy Washburn Style A Tenor Banjo c. 1925

Lyon and Healy Washburn Style A-1 Tenor Banjo. Made in Chicago between 1925-1930. Still in very good shape for its age, a few minor scratches on body, nothing major. 

 Features a shaded maple finish,a beautiful tiger striped laminated maple neck and rim, ebony fret board, laminated maple and mahogany resonator, as well as its original black hard shell case. Tone ring is the elaborate "cupped" Washburn style. The resonator has a metal flange attached to the outer edge at the top and diamond wood marquetry around both edges. 

 The tuners are early nickle-plated Waverly "spike" style with grained ivoroid buttons. The tailpiece is an original Kersher Unique marked "Lyon & Healy Makers" and there is an unusual Washburn-specific armrest with a dressed-away outer edge. The entire instrument has a rather Vega-like design feel, especially the "pie plate" resonator back. Overall it is beautifully made at a very high level of craftsmanship. This is a lovely and medium-fancy banjo, and something of a rarity. A fine playing and sounding instrument especially suited to the Irish style (due to the short 21" scale) and a solid all-original collector's piece.

 Overall length is 31 1/8 in. (79 cm.), 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm.) diameter head, and 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 21 in. (533 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/16 in. (30 mm.).
 

Product Specs

Condition:Good Make:Lyon & Healy Model:Washburn Style A Tenor Banjo Finish:Natural Maple Categories:Banjos Year:c. 1925 Made In:United States