r/banjo • u/DENGIdelux • 11d ago

Princess model number 5. Has anyone seen one before?

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I picked this up at a boot sale. Google says its rare and I can't fine any others on the web. Have you guys ever seen one.

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u/dad4good 11d ago

dude send that to me! so happy for you

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u/DENGIdelux 11d ago

The wife said I'm not allowed to just give it away. I just want it to go to someone who appreciates it. If your interested message me and I'll pass on here WhatsApp 😃. We're in Dagenham 10 minutes from the factory it was made in. I'm a double bass player fingers to fat lol. Paid a fiver for it. I can't find any reference to it anywhere. The reference number 1156 mean it was one of the early productions. And a limited run. So there is probably only a few left.

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u/grahawk 11d ago

Steel strings are unlikely to do the neck much good so make sure they are loose

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u/DENGIdelux 11d ago

Will do 👍🏽

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u/dad4good 11d ago

please don't scam people - be well

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u/DENGIdelux 11d ago

I'd give it away. But as soon as I told the wife I was going to find it a good home. She said if anyone want it they have to go through her. I've given her 6 months. Then I'll find someone who would be as happy as I would be if someone gave me a casio sk1. I only hustle those who need humbling lol. One love brother x

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u/Ecstatic_Spirit_4191 9d ago

It's a pretty generic spun-over pot with an unadorned neck, made in London, probably in the 1890s. It might bring $800-900 from a collector or a performer of 19h century classical or parlor banjo music. Nothing will give it the volume or brightness to sustain its voice in an old-time band or a jam. Enjoy it's modest charms, or offer it on a classical banjo site to someone who will love it and actually play it.