adellethegreat
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Anyone know anything about vintage banjoleles?
I recently bought one from ebay... I've been wanting one for a while but when I saw this one, I instantly fell in love with the artwork & HAD to have it.
The lady selling it had no idea what she had- even referred to it as a cello- and I got (what I think) is a great deal on it. It needs a bit of work, but I've got time. Now here come all my questions...
There's a sticker on it- Mele B&J NY. From what I've been able to find, they're only a distributor, not a manufacturer- but I can't find any other markings on it. Is there some secret spot I'm supposed to look? Any idea of when it was made or who might have done the artwork?
Replacement parts... any ideas? It's missing a peg, which are the old wooden ones... and also the bridge. And the tailpiece. And strings. Okay, pretty much everything but the body
Any help would be much much appreciated. Like I said, it was love at first sight... even if I can't get it in playable condition, I still wanted it to be mine, if only to hang on the wall to gaze at
I recently bought one from ebay... I've been wanting one for a while but when I saw this one, I instantly fell in love with the artwork & HAD to have it.
The lady selling it had no idea what she had- even referred to it as a cello- and I got (what I think) is a great deal on it. It needs a bit of work, but I've got time. Now here come all my questions...
There's a sticker on it- Mele B&J NY. From what I've been able to find, they're only a distributor, not a manufacturer- but I can't find any other markings on it. Is there some secret spot I'm supposed to look? Any idea of when it was made or who might have done the artwork?
Replacement parts... any ideas? It's missing a peg, which are the old wooden ones... and also the bridge. And the tailpiece. And strings. Okay, pretty much everything but the body
Any help would be much much appreciated. Like I said, it was love at first sight... even if I can't get it in playable condition, I still wanted it to be mine, if only to hang on the wall to gaze at