Comments - Temletts banjos - Classic-Banjo2024-03-28T18:34:14Zhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2667446%3ABlogPost%3A54914&xn_auth=noMy fretless temletts had fret…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2012-03-10:2667446:Comment:550402012-03-10T11:37:19.887Zskip sailhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/skipsail
<p>My fretless temletts had frets poorly installed in the wrong positions,a common theme on these beautiful old instruments, dagnabit.</p>
<p>My fretless temletts had frets poorly installed in the wrong positions,a common theme on these beautiful old instruments, dagnabit.</p> Greetings! I just landed on t…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2012-03-10:2667446:Comment:548312012-03-10T10:26:26.598Zwattyhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/watty
<p>Greetings! I just landed on this site courtesy of Foaotmad.</p>
<p>Last year a friend brought her grandmother's banjo for me to see. It arrived in a very old gun-type case and didn't look at all promising. Out popped an 1895 temlett in absolutely original condition. Not as ornate as this one, but I would say that the tuners in the photos above are probably original as the style of beading matches the tailpiece on her old banjo. Anyway- with three black strings and a saggy old skin - it…</p>
<p>Greetings! I just landed on this site courtesy of Foaotmad.</p>
<p>Last year a friend brought her grandmother's banjo for me to see. It arrived in a very old gun-type case and didn't look at all promising. Out popped an 1895 temlett in absolutely original condition. Not as ornate as this one, but I would say that the tuners in the photos above are probably original as the style of beading matches the tailpiece on her old banjo. Anyway- with three black strings and a saggy old skin - it sounded utterly amazing. It'll go soon to a very good luthier (Bill Kelday) with a view to some non-invasive adjustments. Can't remember the model name, but it had also been a seven string model (though the neck is not really wide enough for 6 playing strings (i suspected the extra holes indicated that someone had fitted cam-style scruggs tuners until i read the post above) and had been given to the gran as a 21st birthday present in 1926. It was originally fretless - unfortunately the frets are out of sync with the position markers, and it'll be a good idea to have them removed - only one of the mops is damaged and it would be easily replaced. A very nice discovery, but no idea of an insurance valuation.</p>
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<p>Smashing pictures - i bet your banjo plays and sounds well.</p> OH MY,I thought that it was a…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2012-03-10:2667446:Comment:551342012-03-10T09:01:23.560Zthereallynicemanhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/thereallyniceman
<p>OH MY,I thought that it was a beautiful banjo before and now you have posted these new pictures it is more amazing than I imagined. I have always been impressed by "over the top" instruments. William J Ball didn't like MOP and advocated that "simple"is best. ... Not for me! If a banjo sounds good, what is wrong with it looking good too? Ask S S Stewart, you can hardly see the wood for the MOP and carving on his high end instruments. I like a bit of "Bling" and instruments don't come with…</p>
<p>OH MY,I thought that it was a beautiful banjo before and now you have posted these new pictures it is more amazing than I imagined. I have always been impressed by "over the top" instruments. William J Ball didn't like MOP and advocated that "simple"is best. ... Not for me! If a banjo sounds good, what is wrong with it looking good too? Ask S S Stewart, you can hardly see the wood for the MOP and carving on his high end instruments. I like a bit of "Bling" and instruments don't come with more "bling" than your beautiful Temlett, even 40 brackets and machined tension hooks too! I wonder if the pegs are original though?</p>
<p>What a pity that it has too many strings ;-)</p>
<p>Thanks for posting, it is a really beautiful banjo.</p> the 7 string is amazing,snake…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2012-03-10:2667446:Comment:550362012-03-10T04:03:55.648Zskip sailhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/skipsail
<p>the 7 string is amazing,snakewood neck,40 brackets,12+3/4 pot. the highest grade english banjo i have owned…<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750517?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750517?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750519?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750519?profile=original" width="640"></img></a></p>
<p>the 7 string is amazing,snakewood neck,40 brackets,12+3/4 pot. the highest grade english banjo i have owned<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750517?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750517?profile=original" width="640"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750519?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750519?profile=original" width="640"/></a></p> no,its an original fretted 7…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2012-03-10:2667446:Comment:549462012-03-10T04:00:02.588Zskip sailhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/skipsail
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750555?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750555?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750603?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750603?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> no,its an original fretted 7 string,heres a 5 string Temletts…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750555?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750555?profile=original" width="640"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750603?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51750603?profile=original" width="640"/></a>no,its an original fretted 7 string,heres a 5 string Temletts fretless</p> Oh wow. That's an amazing-loo…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2012-03-09:2667446:Comment:549202012-03-09T09:58:03.817ZMike Mosshttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/MikeMoss
<p>Oh wow. That's an amazing-looking 7-stringer. Was it originally fretless?</p>
<p>Oh wow. That's an amazing-looking 7-stringer. Was it originally fretless?</p> That is one beautiful banjo.…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2012-03-09:2667446:Comment:547282012-03-09T09:04:26.965Zthereallynicemanhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/thereallyniceman
<p>That is one beautiful banjo. Do you have any close ups of the engraving on the metal hoop? I have never owned a Temlett banjo, do they sound as good as they look?</p>
<p>Very nice indeed!</p>
<p>That is one beautiful banjo. Do you have any close ups of the engraving on the metal hoop? I have never owned a Temlett banjo, do they sound as good as they look?</p>
<p>Very nice indeed!</p>