1928 Paramount Aristocrat Tenor banjo

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1928 Paramount Aristocrat Tenor banjo from the Rettburg & Lange Company, New York. The neck is made from 5 piece walnut with centre maple and aqua blue dyed pear wood either side. The top laminates are matching maple and dyed pear wood with an ebony fretboard. The head stock is decorated in beautiful mother of pearl inlay floral design with ornate shaped MOP position markers along the fret board. The neck is straight and action is low, it has the original frets with little wear to them. The model features the page 8 geared tuner type and in perfect working order. The rim is constructed from multiply maple covered in walnut veneer which houses the metal supports holding the tone ring in place. The outer shirt is plated in gold as is the flange with cut out circles. There are 28 shoes, bracket hooks and nuts, Paramount swivel tailpiece, flat bar armrest, fitted with a Remo clear head for a bright clear tone. The scale length of the neck is 23″. The resonator is made from laminated maple and walnut veneers with circular maple rings inlaid in the back with centred strip matching the neck. Set up with a new renaissance head, maple/ebony tip bridge and new nickel strings. A very nice banjo to play, great looking and with a beautiful tone… The metal parts throughout have been recently replated in gold and the lacquer finish on the neck has been redone. The darker areas on the upper neck are most likely rub through stains with have been lacquered over. comes with original Paramount vintage solid case with inner zipped dust cover and 2 x internal strings/accessories pockets. Sold