Recording Banjos

Contents 1 Models 1.1 Artist 1.2 Alhambra 1.3 Bandmaster 1.4 Concert 1.5 Concert Special 1.6 Concert Art DeLuxe 1.7 Pharoah Concert DeLux 1.8 DeLuxe 1.9 DeLuxe Art 1.10 Dansant 1.11 Emperor

Models

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Artist

• 1925-1935
• Also known as Recording Banjo Style A
• 4-string tenor (short scale) & plectrum (long Scale) versions available

Resonator:

• 6-ply American Walnut resonator with Ebony & Holly inlaid ring

Neck:

• Walnut neck decorated with 3 Ebony & Holly veneers
• Gaboon ebony fingerboard
• White pyralin neck binding
• Hand-engraved Mother-of-Pearl slotted diamond fingerboard inlays
• Ebony headstock overlay with mother of pearl inlay

Hardware:

• Nickel Hardware
• Tone ring mounts on pillars
• Side-notched hoop
• Single coordinator neck adjustment rod
• Rogers head
• Grover DeLuxe tailpeice
• Patented armrest
• 4:1 ratio Grover banjo tuners

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Alhambra

• 1927-1935
• 4-string tenor (short scale) & plectrum (long Scale) versions available

Resonator:

• 5-ply walnut neck & rim
• Green pearloid covered resonator with 2 inlaid rings
• 6-ply resonator covered in white pyralin with wood marquetry
• 11" diameter head
• 3.5" depth

Neck:

• Engraved pearloid fingerboard with ornate cross pattern & tinting
• Engraved pearloid headstock with tinted floral designs
• 23" scale
• 1.125" nut width

Hardware:

• Quadrupal silver plated hardware with satin finish
• Single-ply pyralin neck binding
• Engraved tailpiece
• Tone ring mounts on pillars
• Side-notched hoop
• Single coordinator neck adjustment rod
• Rogers all-white head
• Grover DeLuxe tailpiece with spring cover & adjustment device
• Grover DeLuxe 4:1 ratio banjo tuners

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Bandmaster

• 1925-1935
• Also known as Recording Banjo Style B
• 4-string tenor (short scale) & plectrum (long Scale) versions available

Resonator:

• Amber tortoise shell pyralin veneered resonator & rear head plate
• Resonator sides inlaid with two rows of hand-carved wood marquetry
• Single ring of wood marquetry inlaid on resonator rear cover
• Natural walnut finish on early models
• Amber pearloid overlay on later models

Neck:

• Brazilian Rosewood neck with center stripe
• White pyralin & multi-colored marquetry neck binding
• 5-ply Gaboon Ebony fingerboard
• Engraved & tinted ornate Mother-of-Pearl 4-point star fingerboard inlays
• Ebony headstock overlay with ornate Mother-of-Pearl inlay
• Ornate hand-carved floral neck carving on early models
• Later versions without neck carving
• Dragon headstock inlay (1925-1927)
• Ornate headstock pearl inlaid floral design (1938-1935)

Hardware:

• Quadrupal gold plated & hand-burnished hardware
• Grover DeLuxe tailpece with spring cover & adjusting device
• Tone ring mounts on pillars
• Side-notched hoop
• Single coordinator neck adjustment rod
• Rogers head
• Patented armrest
• 4:1 Grover DeLuxe banjo tuners

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Concert

• 1925-1935
• Also known as Recording Banjo Style C
• 4-string tenor (short scale) & plectrum (long Scale) versions available

Resonator:

• 3 inlaid concentric wood marquetry rings on resonator cover
• 1 or 2 inlaid vertical wood marquetry stripes on resonator cover
• 2 inlaid wood marquetry rings on resonator side

Resonator & Variations:

• Natural rosewood on early models
• Amber pearloid with wood marquetry
• Green pearloid with no marquetry
• Blue floral design inlays
• Checkered and/or gold sparkle border

Neck:

• Amber Brazilain Rosewood neck with center stripe
• Multi-ply Mother-of-Pearl pyralin fingerboard
• Engraved & tinted floral fingerboard designs
• Hand-carved floral designs on neck heel
• Black pyralin fingerboard with white etchings on early models
• White pyralin fingerboard with black or tinted etchings on later models
• Dragon headstock inlay (1925-1927)
• Ornate pearloid headstock veneer with floral design & Epiphone banner (1928-1935)
• 23" scale / 19 fets
• 27" scale / 22 frets

Hardware:

• Gold-plated & hand burnished hardware
• 3:1 ratio Hercules tuners with Moter-of-Pearl buttons
• Tone ring mounts on pillars
• Side-notched hoop
• Single coordinator neck adjustment rod
• Rogers XXX head
• Grover DeLuxe tailpiece with spring cover & adjusting device

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Concert Special

• 1925-1935
• 4-string tenor (short scale) & plectrum (long Scale) versions available

Resonator:

• White Holly resonator with wood marquetry
• 3 concentric rings & 2 vertical wood marquetry inlays on reconator
• White pyralin resonator sides with 2 wood marquetry inlays

Neck:

• White Holly neck
• Hand-carved floral designs on neck heel
• 5-ply White pyralin fingerboard
• Engraved & tinted floral fret markers
• 5-ply Pearloid headstock veneer with tinted floral engravings
• Epiphone banner logo & "Concert Special" script on headstock
• Pearloid veneered headstock rear

Hardware:

• Quadrupal gold-plated & hand-burnished engraved hardware
• Tone ring mounts on pillars
• Side-notched hoop
• Single coordinator neck adjustment rod
• Patented armrest
• Rogers head
• Grover DeLuxe tailpiece with spring cover & adjusting device
• 4:1 ratio Grover DeLuxe tuners

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Concert Art DeLuxe

• 1925-1928
• 4-string tenor (short scale) & plectrum (long Scale) versions available

Resonator:

• Ebony resonator cover with amber pearloid center
• 2 concentric outer ring inlays & circular fan pattern in center
• 2 inlaid wood marquetry rings on side of resonator
• 11" diameter head

Neck:

• Ebony neck with hand-carved floral design on heel
• Ebony fingerboard with ornate engraved pyralin fret markers
• Rosewood headstock overlay with pearl dragon inlay
• White payralin neck binding with inlaid wood marquetry
• 23" scale /19 frets
• 27" scale/ 22 frets

Hardware:

• Floral engraved hand-burnished gold hardware
• Grover DeLuxe tailpiece with spring cover and adjusting device
• 3:1 ratio Hercules tuners
• Tone ring mounts on pillars
• Rogers head
• Side-notched hoop
• Single coordinator neck adjustment rod
• Patented armrest

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Pharoah Concert DeLux

• 1933
• Specially made for the Egyptian Pavilion at the World Expo in Chicago
• Egyptian themed tenor banjo

Resonator:

• Circular Egyptian pharaoh & flower theme on resonator back
• Egyptian people theme & wood marquetry around resonator side

Neck:

• White payralin headstock overlay with scarab, snakes & Epiphone banner
• White payralin rear headstock overlay with scarab & floral theme
• Ebony fingerboard with alternating white pyralin fret markers
• Engraved & tinted fret markers with Egyptian themes

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DeLuxe

• 1925-1935
• Also known as Recording Banjo Style D
• 4-string tenor (short scale) & plectrum (long Scale) versions available

Resonator:

• 2-piece resonator with black outer ring & white pyralin center
• Inlaid wood marquetry rings on resonator back
• Circular floral pattern with concentric ring & floral star in resonator center
• White pearloid resonator sides with floral ring & wood marquetry
• Side-notched hoop
• 11" diameter head
• 3.5" depth

Neck:

• Gaboon Ebony neck with center stripe
• Tinted or non-tinted hand-carved floral design on heel
• Ebony fingerboard with alternating pyralin segments
• Alternating black & white hand-engraved & tinted pyralin fingerboard markers
• Some variations with engraving on all fret marker segments
• 23" scale
• 1.125" nut width

'Headstock:'

• Dragon inlay 1925-1927
• Pearloid overlay with banner logo & ornate floral designs 1928-1935
• Some versions with pearloid real headstock overlay with flower design

Hardware:

• Floral engraved hand-burnished gold hardware
• Grover DeLuxe tailpiece with spring cover and adjusting device
• Grover DeLuxe 4:1 ratio banjo tuners
• Tone ring mounts on pillars
• Rogers head
• Single coordinator neck adjustment rod
• Patented armrest

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DeLuxe Art

• 1925-1927
• 4-string tenor (short scale) & plectrum (long Scale) versions available

Resonator:

• Walnut stained resonator with inlaid marquetry ring & dragon design
• 2 inlaid wood marquetry rings on resonator side
• Some variations with inlaid marquetry on entire resonator side
• Side-notched hoop
• 11" diameter head
• 3.5" depth

Neck:

• Gaboon Ebony neck with center stripe
• Tinted or non-tinted hand-carved floral design on heel
• Ebony fingerboard with ornate alternating pyralin fret markers
• Varied-pattern fingerboard inlays
• White pyralin neck binding with wood marquetry underneath
• Pearl dragon inlay on headstock
• Carved dragon relief on back of headstock
• 23" scale
• 1.125" nut width

Hardware:

• Floral engraved hand-burnished gold hardware
• Grover DeLuxe tailpiece with spring cover and adjusting device
• Grover DeLuxe 4:1 ratio banjo tuners
• Tone ring mounts on pillars
• Rogers head
• Single coordinator neck adjustment rod
• Patented armrest

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Dansant

• 1925-1935
• 4-string tenor (short scale) & plectrum (long Scale) versions available

Resonator:

• Gold flecked pyralin resonator back outer-ring with floral ring
• Silver flecked pyralin resonator back inner-ring with floral ring
• Wood marquetry ring inlaid on resonator back between pyralin sections
• Tinted floral design or Epiphone crest in center of resonator
• 3-piece gold/silver flecked pyralin resonator side
• Inlaid marquetry rings and floral desing on resonator side

Neck:

• White Holly neck with red, black & blue inlaid center stripes
• Hand-carved & tinted floral design on neck heel
• Some model variations with no heel carving
• 5-ply multi-color fingerboard wood veneers
• Alternating white pyralin & gold tortoise shell fret markers
• Fret markers with engraved & tinted floral designs
• Pyralin headstock veneer with tinted banner logo & floral engravings
• Gold-flecked pyralin rear headstock veneer with tinted Epiphone crest

Hardware:'

• Hand-burnished quadrupal gold-plated & engraved hardware
• Tone ring mounts on pillars
• Side-notched hoop
• Single coordinator neck adjustment rod
• Rogers head
• Patented armrest
• Grover DeLuxe tailpiece with spring cover & adjusting device
• 4:1 ratio Grover Deluxe tuners

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Emperor

• 1925-1935
• Also known as Recording Banjo Style E
• 4-string tenor (short scale) & plectrum (long Scale) versions available

Resonator:

• White pyralin veneered resonator with engraved & tinted floral ring
• Floral ornamentation on side of resonator & headstock rear
• Epiphone crest on resonator
• Tone ring mounts on pillars
• Side-notched hoop

Neck:

• 9-ply African Tamatave Ebony neck with center stripe
• Hand-carved floral desing on neck heel
• 9-ply colored veneer fingerboard
• Single-ply pyralin neck binding
• Alternating white & black pyralin fret markers with tinted floral engravings

Headstock:

• White pyralin headstock veneer with tinted ornate floral engraving
• White pyralin veneered headstock rear with engraved & tinted floral design
• Epiphone crest on back of headstock
• Rhinestone jeweled headstock border
• Engraved & tinted Epiphone banner logo & "Emperor" script

Hardware:

• Hand-burnished & engraved gold hardware
• Single coordinator neck adjustment rod
• Rogers head
• Patented armrest
• Grover DeLuxe tailpiece with spring cover & adjusting device
• 4:1 ratio Grover DeLuxe tuners

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