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Re: Value of a George Teed banjo?
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rjbusch...@gmail.com
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On Wednesday, November 6, 1996 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, dsr...@ll.mit.edu wrote:
> I have a George Teed 6-string banjo, circa early 1860`s, and I'm curious
> about the approximate value. Gruhn and Carter's book, Acoustic Guitars
> and Other Fretted Instruments, has pictures of two Teed banjos in the
> chapter on 5-strings - mine is identical to the older, plainer one, for
> which only a single picture is shown (they also show several pictures of
> a later Teed model from the 1880's). At one time it was altered to a
> 5-string, but it has been restored (well) to its original 6-string state.
> There is also a crack on the back of the pot. Otherwise, it's in fine shape -
> it has the original tailpiece, the neck inlays are intact, etc.
>
> I'm not interested in selling it (among other things, it belonged to my
> great grandfather) - I'm just curious about what it might be worth.
>
> Doug
Doug,
I also have a George Teed Banjo I believe was my Great Grandfather's. Does yours happen to have an original bridge still? My bridge was damaged along the way and I'm trying to have one made in the original style. my email is rebu...@gmail.com if you have a picture, could you send me one?
thanks and good luck with yours.
--Richard
> I have a George Teed 6-string banjo, circa early 1860`s, and I'm curious
> about the approximate value. Gruhn and Carter's book, Acoustic Guitars
> and Other Fretted Instruments, has pictures of two Teed banjos in the
> chapter on 5-strings - mine is identical to the older, plainer one, for
> which only a single picture is shown (they also show several pictures of
> a later Teed model from the 1880's). At one time it was altered to a
> 5-string, but it has been restored (well) to its original 6-string state.
> There is also a crack on the back of the pot. Otherwise, it's in fine shape -
> it has the original tailpiece, the neck inlays are intact, etc.
>
> I'm not interested in selling it (among other things, it belonged to my
> great grandfather) - I'm just curious about what it might be worth.
>
> Doug
Doug,
I also have a George Teed Banjo I believe was my Great Grandfather's. Does yours happen to have an original bridge still? My bridge was damaged along the way and I'm trying to have one made in the original style. my email is rebu...@gmail.com if you have a picture, could you send me one?
thanks and good luck with yours.
--Richard
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