A.C. Fairbanks "Companion Style C" Banjo (1890s)

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Here's a fine, lightweight intermediate banjo made sometime after Fairbanks & Cole dissolved their partnership in 1890. This "Companion Style C" banjo still has the original head, celluloid tuners, and tailpiece. We've set it up with nylon strings and an antique, European maple bridge. The fingerboard looks like true ebony, but the peghead overlay and heel cap are clearly a faux ebony.
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