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BMG Magazine collection for sale
I have sorted out my BMG collection and have a huge number of duplicates for sale.As follows,
1925 - 1929 x 48 (2 missing)
1930 - 1939 x 116 (4 missing)
1940 - 1949 x 108 (12 missing)
1950 - 1959 x 120
1960 - 1969 x 120
1970 - 1976 x 76
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Banjo auction
Following the sad death of Derek Hall (Kendall) just before Christmas, six top of the range classical banjos that I built for him will be coming up for auction soon. If probate goes through the likely date will be 9th March and the auctioneers are www.1818auctioneers.co.uk at Crooklands near Kendall. I can provide photos and info re the instruments if you would like to email me at staceybanjos@hotmail.com. Typical examples are Whyte Laydie…
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"So I found a program! By chance, actually. I randomly opend a "Banjo World" and there it was...
Posted in the "Banjo World" April-September 1922. Posted as upcomming concert performed by Jan Wien and would take place in Glasgow.…"
"Oh. Yours is really nice!
I give you 200€ for it :-) :-)"
"Not me ; i even didn ' t see it was on ebay :
and i already have one like this , marked B & M , but it 's his brother ; the pot is 9 inches , the neck of mine is very straight , compensated fret as well , the banjo is…"
"Thanks alot, Marc!
Now when I see the picures, I'm happy I got the Cammeyer. Looks like the Abbott would need a bit of work to look and play really good.
I'm still curious as to who got it. And if we'll ever see videos of it here...…"
"here ' s the link of the completed sale…"
"Whoops I found a typo in my message. I meant to say that to change a vellum one does *not* need to be an expert luthier. It seems that the word "not" got lost."
"Hi Jody,
Thanks very much for your input. The pegs are celluloid and my feeling is that they are probably the original set. I've been looking at images of banjos that date from the 1880s that have the same features as mine. As it appears to be…"
"Your banjo appears to be from the early 20th century. Friction pegs are a 19th century banjo feature but these look in the photo to be plastic which would suggest later manufacture. But maybe they are wood or bone. And maybe they are not the…"
"If the Abbott was in good condition I think £350 is a low price. I wouldn't sell mine for so little. Not that it is for sale."
"A week has past with 153 views of my banjo. Does anyone have even a rough idea, based on the design characteristics as to how old it is?
I know that I could and really should, replace the head but my current situation allows very little time to do…"
"I had contact with the seller before he posted the banjos. He wanted £350 for the Abbott. Don't know how much it went for. I missed the auction as well. It was only up for a few hours so it should have been a good price.
I got the…"
"Ah. I see. Well the seller should know how to pack an instrument. One does the same as with a mirror. The instrument should not move in its case. No part of the outer walls of the case should touch any part of the inner walls of the shipping box.…"
"Thanks Jody,
patience then ... I am looking :)
it would be shipping overseas in general ie packing/preparation/buying instruments sight unseen. It’s not something that I have ever done before.
thanks "
"In Australia I found (and bought) for a fair price a Cammeyer Patent zither-banjo, a Windsor Grand Solo "regular banjo" , and a Clifford Essex XX Special. I also came across two Clifford Essex Professional banjos, a…"
"Not sure about full :)
But yes, there have been a good number of Windsor banjos and banjo mandolins that made the voyage down under. Have yet to see any that were of the quality of the eBay auction today :(
any tips for shipping Jody?"
"Australia? Australia is full of great banjos. Most came over from the UK, some used along with their owner/players, some brand new, shipped (literally by ship) to music shops. Years passed, the players passed away, the style of music the banjos were…"
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