Clareen 19 Fret Special Tenor Banjo with ABS Case - Commission Sale

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Hand Built in Galway, Ireland by Tom Cussen. The Original flagship Clareen banjo model...The Clareen Special 19 fret maple tenor banjo with bell brass arch-top tone ring. 

Used. Mint Condition. Supplied with original hard case.

Full description

Key Features
Planetary Tuners
Supplied with Hard Case
Tone Ring Fitted
Fitted with Resonator

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Description

As played by All Ireland Champions and professional tenor banjo players worldwide...

It is an excellent tenor banjo with a crisp clear tone. The two piece neck of well selected maple has a contrasting mahogany centre strip for stability and appearance. All the wood is finished in its natural colour as is the resonator and block maple rim.

Features:

Clareen Special Brass Tone Ring Maple Neck, Pot and Resonator Carbon Fibre Non-adjustable Truss Rods embedded in Neck Rosewood Finger Board and Peghead Unique Harp or Shamrock Inlay on Finger Board and Peghead Schaller Geared Tuners Waverly Style Tailpiece

Neck:

The maple neck is separated at the back by a strip of mahogany offering a unique appearance and extra stability. The neck is also re-enforced with two carbon fibre truss rods embedded inside. The neck is then protected with several layers of lacquer. The Rosewood Peghead is inlaid with the Model name and a Shamrock or Harp. The Rosewood fingerboard is inlaid at the 1st, 3rd, 7th, 10th, 15th& 17th frets with a Mother of Pearl dot marker and tasteful Harps or Shamrocks at the 5th and 12th frets to echo the peghead. The precision crafted Geared Tuners are sourced from Schaller in Germany and are made of brass and then nickel plated topped with White, Perloid buttons.

Resonator:

Well selected Maple is used for the resonator of the Special. It’s natural hue is allowed to shine through but it is protected with several layers of lacquer. There is a dark Tortoise binding around the edge of the resonator

Pot:

Clareen Banjos manufactures all of it’s tone rings by hand in our workshop in Galway, Ireland. The Special Brass tone ring in an archtop style, offers a crisp, bright tone allowing your banjo to be heard alongside other instruments Clareen Grooved Tension Band with mild steel tension hooks which are nickel plated We use an excellent quality Waverly Style Tailpiece which is nickel plated. It has 5 “pillars” which can accommodate both ball end and loop end strings Brass Nickel Plated Armrest We use a smooth white banjo head with the Clareen logo for the Special. This can be changed if requested

Dimensions:

Neck width at the nut: 30mm Scale Length, Nut to Bridge: 19 fret – 23 inches, 585mm; 17 fret – 21 inches, 525mm Resonator Diameter:335mm/ 13 1/8” Overall Instrument Length:865mm/ 34” Approximately Weight:3.8kg approximately

Supplied in a Clareen ABS Case

Specification

Banjo Type
4 String Banjo
Number of Strings
4 String

Pot

Pot Type
Resonator
Pot Diameter
11"
Pot Construction
Block rim
Tone Ring Fitted
Yes
Tone Ring Type
Archtop Tone Ring
Banjo Head Type
White Smooth Top
Number of Hooks
24
Bridge
3 footed maple with ebony tip
Armrest Fitted
Yes
Resonator Material
Maple

Neck

Neck Material
Maple
Fretboard
Rosewood
Number of Frets
19
Scale Length
23" (584mm)

Headstock

Nut Width
1 3/16" (30mm)
Tuning Pegs
Schaller

Finish

Finish
Satin
Tuning
Irish GDAE

Other

Country of Manufacture
Ireland
Right or Left Handed
Right Handed
Supplied with Case/Gig Bag
Hard Case

Used Status

Availability
Available
Used Instrument
Used

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