Windsor and A. J. Serial Number: Serial numbers are not available. Peterquote:Originally posted by deke46I`m right here Steve :-),Hi Pete, nice little banjo you have there. You may, however, start a new topic and refer to this topic with a link: http://www.banjohangout.org/archive/151390, banjo~gal - Posted-06/27/2009: 12:18:04, Hey guysJust wondering if anyone knows anything about the Windsor banjos? I have one with the badge which has a patent number and a date, April 1928. His reference to large tub-like banjos from the minstrel era was grossly wrong. Any ideas?And so to next week. Also, my short-term memory''s not as sharp as it used to be. By Price Range. But it's a rare bird and a very cool Windsor. Zachary Hoyt (6). Coventry, Leamington, Liverpool, London etc. open-back banjos. Take your playing to the next level with the help of a local or online banjo teacher. method for the backs of zither-banjos, although he continued to use FEATURES The new MLEV100A LEV utilizes a larger, higher torque motor to power through thick liquids and demanding applications. Take your playing to the next level with the help of a local or online banjo teacher. They're also more often strung with a combination of steel strings and nylon (Steel on 1, 2 and 5, Nylon on 3 and wound silk or nylon on 4). Ibanez (1) Mine is strung with nylgut all the way.The Zither-Banjo website (which includes the open back Windsors and Weavers) is here: http://www.zither-banjo.org===Marc"If banjos needed tone rings, S.S. Stewart would have made them that way. All Rights Reserved. Home is where the Banjo is .x. Find your vintage/hand built Stringed Instruments Banjo Stringed Instruments Banjo Windsor today! There is very minor chipping to the inlay edging to the rear of the wooden pot (please see pictures). Watch the auction as a guest . FEATURES The new MLEV100A LEV utilizes a larger, higher torque motor to power through thick liquids and demanding applications. the largest maker of fretted . Check timetables and book your tickets with Rome2rio. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BIDDING FOR. Deke where are you ? Hopkins (1) Catalogue Reproduced below are pages from the Windsor catalogue issued in the 1930's, this was probably the last catalogue the Company issued. Auction Catalogs Windsor Auctions Antiques, Silver, Col. Generally, open back gig bags work best with Windsor banjos. The only way would be too buy something rather more upmarket like a Clifford Essex or a Cammeyer, but I could not afford anything like. Rickard (1) we WILL NOT PACK AND SEND CERAMICS, GLASS OR ITEMS WE DEEM TO BE OF A DELICATE NATURE. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google you can download an excel file of the Windsor model details from their 1917 and 1931 catalogues. . ", banjo~gal - Posted-07/07/2009: 09:33:43, thanks guys for all your info, really helped :)xxxx~ .x. zither banjo from the "1917" and "1931" catalogues. But I like it! This is a very rare banjo. I'd guess it was 1920's but unless someone has an earlier catalog it's a bit of a mystery to date. :-), Stephen John Prior - Posted-09/12/2019: 07:22:18. The first wood rims were made in the early 1900's and were really fancy.Can you post a photo of the back with the resonator removed there should be a plate which may help date it. i can remember him playing it to me when i was a lad. Though worn the banjo is structurally sound and should be making music a century from now. Self-aligning ball moves freely against the PTFE seats for smooth operation. Alternatively packing can be done at the buyers cost and the buyer can then arrange a courier to collect. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. Their signature tune was "Thats-a-plenty" and i still have his original score somewhere. Those wood rim models are really nice banjos. My friend picked one up for fiver, and got a really good deal (not a Windsor though). This booklet was probably published during the early 1970s. REPAIR KIT INCLUDES: Ball Body gasket Thrust washer Ball seats Upper stem bushing Stem o-ring VALVE 2"-4" 6 BOLTED VALVES FEATURES FKM seals. In 1896 the firm Cool little banjo. The Windsor Popular Model 7 Zither Banjo - Circa 1910 - Antique - 5 Strings. In Antiques & General Auction. The tuners have been replaced with the Pre-war Chicago Musical Instrument strip tuners typical of late 1930s Gibsons. You will see that the Deluxe Number 3 was close to top of the range, selling for 24 pounds in 1931. destroyed in an enemy air raid. Learn clawhammer from the beginning, with basic technique exercises and lots of great old-time and traditional songs to play. With picks it has a nice crisp tone. I say if it is a zither banjo, and you can get it for less than $300 in good to go condition, buy it. I think it's from the 40s or 50s and in the right hands it still sounds fine. 'Gold Schaller Set - 2 D-Tuners, 2 Regular Tuners, matching 5th - all with prewar ivoroid buttons' 23 min, '1920 Fairbanks-Vega Little Wonder Tenor, Large Pot' 1 hr, 'Tab Omer Forster "Flowery Girls" 2-finger style.' SS Stewart (3) They have slender necks with a V profile; no truss rod and are always slightly over-bowed by modern standards but I find they can easily be made playable well past the 12th fret position. I'll keep you posted.Re busking. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. ARCHIVED TOPIC: Windsor banjos. Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging.Learn More. instruments became known in the trade as "pawnshop banjos". Privacy Policy and No Image. Email Newsletter. Alvarez (5) Aria (4) Bacon (4) Bacon & Day (8) Bishline (3) Brooks Masten (1) Chuck Lee (2) Custom Made (1) Deering (21) Enoch (2) Epiphone (3) Fairbanks (5) Fairbanks-Vega (2) Fender (8) Flinthill (2) Frank Neat (1) Gibson (89 . While there were Windsor Zither banjos, they also made standard 5 string ones. that year. @deke461 thanks for the help. Reinforced nylon stem more than triples the strength of the standard 1" LEV. Many of these old attic discoveries and junk shop finds are virtually useless as musical instruments. Windsor. activities. I have seen folks giving them dates of 1880-1900. Here we have an A.O. I'm keen to stop hogging it and move it on to someone who who will persevere more than me. Windsor acquired a thorough knowledge of wood and metal working and by 1887 Precision molded polypropylene is reinforced with fiberglass for additional strength. The vellum is in good nick but the vanish finish is all cracked and "distressed" with age. 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VENDORS CONDITIONS:As Lawrences are auctioneers, all goods delivered to Lawrences premises will be deemed to be delivered for sale by auction unless otherwise stated in writing and will be catalogued and sold at Lawrences discretion and accepted by Lawrences subject to all the sale conditions. instruments branded with the retailer's name as maker. I'd guess it was 1920's but unless someone has an earlier catalog it's a bit of a mystery to date. 1 hr, 'Ron Coleman Outlaw five string banjo neck in curly maple' 3 hrs, 'What's w/ all of the aviation near misses lately ? ' output of the Newhall Street factory in Birmingham must have been many The calfskin head diameter ranges from 8 inch to 9 inch on Windsor banjos so they are not big sounding. However I can put up with that for the moment while I get myself up to speed. Then join the classic banjo ning group and learn the proper way to play it. Though Windsor described their pot hardware as chromium plated, my guess is that was a generic term and they were actually nickel plated. If the necks straight with good frets i would say 250 a very fair price. 1 departures/day. Lot 1573 Windsor no. On the peg head it is stamped Windsor number 10 and the badge is missing. All hardware and finish is original. You need to be registered and approved to bid at this auction. Lawrences Auctioneers Limited can undertaketo pack and post items where it is practical to do so. If the buyer fails to do so, the lot may at the auctioneers discretion be put up for sale and re-sold.Lots are to be taken away at the buyers expense and paid for within THREE DAYS from the sale. Is this 1930s Windsor catalog available online some where or has it been scanned? Plus letter from Alfred O Windsor dated 1919, and price list of American Rogers Vellums (import duty of 33%), Inside Information , How the Nation's Services Work. This one is very clean chrome plated and I suspect that it was replated sometime in the later 20th century. '. Most are the crude large and deep hoop tack-head tubs of the minstrel era whilst some are even six-and seven- string unfretted instruments over eighty years old that were never intended for anything more ambitious than an elementary vamping accompaniment Neither are worth spending any money on. See A Complete Guide to the Instruments of the Banjo Family, London: Clifford Essex Music Company, Ltd., no date, p. 5. deuceswilde - Posted-06/27/2009: 14:46:39, Yes, is it a closed back take on the Dobson patent (top tension)? THE AUCTION Huber (7) I am not familiar with the 'Deluxe model #3' so if you can post some pix of it, it would help to identify it and better be able to comment.WayneNew ZealandMy short-term memory is not as sharp as it used to be. Peghead Nation Instructor Evie Ladin ).Is the pot a wood rim or spunover nickel plated brass?, it`s hard to tell from the pics.I think the various values are probably accurate but as it`s a five string maybe a little higher.If I was back in the UK I think I`d be happy to pay towards the upper price to add it to the display on the website, but unfortunately the explosion in postal charges, currency conversion and the recent addition of GST rule me out.Best of luck,Deke. It has been living in a hard case for too long so any help would be appreciated. The walnut neck is fitted with an ebony veneer fretboard and the tuner buttons are carved bone. Selling and valuing online since 1997. Prucha (3) FEATURES FKM seals. Views: 76. Standard FKM seats and O-Rings MICRO VALVES MICRO VALVES MICRO VALVES MICRO VALVES MICRO VALVES MICRO VALVES. Windsor was very skilled at self promotion and published a 50 page booklet on How a Zither-Banjo Is Made in 1896 which secured Windsor instruments popularity as a Household name . Washburn (2) Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. Each lot is at the sole risk of the buyer from the fall of the hammer. built up of separate segments and in 1893 took out a patent to use the same instrument started to become universally played he made some instruments Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright 2023 Banjo Hangout. V" - 2" SINGLE UNION SPINWELD VALVES FEATURES Precision molded in glass reinforced polypropylene for strength and chemical resistance PTFE seats for smooth and proper sealing characteristics EPDM O-rings to handle most fertilizers and many chemicals Double O-rings in stem area for extra sealing protection Interlocking body and end plate to allow easy thread connection when installing valves V" - 2" SINGLE UNION VALVES FEATURES Precision molded in glass reinforced polypropylene for strength and chemical resistance PTFE seats for smooth and proper sealing characteristics Double *Prices are pre-tax. Stephen John Prior - Posted-09/13/2019: 02:58:09. It was at this time the firm started to make This thread also puts them as late 1930s - scroll to the bottom for a catalogue page and photos of instrument and badge. as a trade mark and called his premises in Newhall Street "Castle Fiberglass reinforced polypropylene TFM seats EPDM seals 12-volt DC operated Internally fused/automatic reset Stationary current draw: less than 0.04 amps Rotating current draw: less than 0.40 amps Stall current: 0.75 amps 1/3 second response time Integrated mounting slot NEW PRODUCTS 3" POLYPROPYLENE MANIFOLD WET SEAL PUMP ONLYS FEATURES Run dry capability Double seal contained in ethylene glycol reservoir. Also maple one's are not so common. (Also gives you all the specs)My Ideal Number 8 was a modest 3 pounds 12s 6d! Major advantage is its weight = less than 3kg or around 6 pounds. Bishline (4) Taylor were fashioned in the Newhall street factory, including all the metal He may bid on behalf of the vendor for all goods which are being offered, subject to reserve or at the Auctioneers discretion.The highest bidder shall be the buyer except in the case of a dispute. Harmony (2) When taking the bus from La Sarre La Sarre Terminus, you can travel with Maheux. They are all unique and offer varied and accomplished banjo teaching backgrounds. playing a "Windsor" did much to boost sales. Some are rather clever.Insofar as market/collecting value, as a noted banjo collector used to say, any banjo is only as valuable as the amount of money youd be willing to spend to have it in your inventory right now. I find them perfect for quiet home playing clawhammer or fingerstyle. . Listing Ended. 3 hrs, We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 1900s Windsor No. Windsor. Beethoven at Home offers banjo lessons in La Sarre with a team of certified banjo teachers local to La Sarre. Kay (2) Binding: Paperback catalogue and loose sheets, The catalogue not only gives pictures but prices for the actual banjos, cases, fittings, etc. In January, Windsor & Taylor organised the Birmingham Good luck,LewLew SternChief SurgeonLittle Bear Banjo HospitalArlington, VA"Working To Rescue Vintage Banjos From Modernity"WEBSITE:http://www.littlebearbanjohospital.com, Bill Rogers - Posted-06/27/2009: 12:37:24, I think that's a zither banjo. where they would be offered for sale for as much as 50%, below the catalogue He had a stand at the British Industries Fair, Richelieu (1) 1885 whilst trying to find a good banjo of English make to sell to his 12V DC standard. In The Interiors Sale. You can contact the auctioneer on +44 (0)1883 743323 for more information. Often sold through Eatons catalogues, the Windsor Ideal Economy models are very basic banjos, light as a feather and make the perfect late night noodler banjo. The head is 11.5 inches with an 8.5 velum and the banjo is 33 inches long. teamed up with Arthur J. Taylor, a prominent Birmingham teacher and player Shopping Advice Welcome to Alsco Industrial Products! Bidding on this auction has not started. The Windsor Banjos is an all-volunteer group dedicated to the preservation and encouragement of the banjo, both Tenor and Plectrum Windsor Banjos | Windsor ON This banjo is circa 1900 to 1915. 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