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Banjo-5 string fretless, England - $1,500 (berkeley)
condition:
excellent
make / manufacturer:
John Alvey Turner
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John Alvey Turner instrument on the left in the pic.
Happy to answer questions. Please come in and try it. My instrument is on consignment at Timbre Folk and Baroque at 801 Bancroft, Berkeley. Come in and try it 9am-5pm, M-F and weekends by appointment. Lots of other instruments including guitars, violins, lutes, viola da gamba, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, hammer dulcimer, and lots more
The John Alvey Turner company did not manufacture instruments and those that bear our name were usually custom made for JAT by a variety of other companies over the years. Early banjos (late 1800’s to WW1) were made by such as Weaver, Wilmshurst, Temlett, Cammeyer & Clifford Essex and later instruments by Windsor, Abbott, Sidney Young etc.
A Bishopsgate address on the label indicates a date between 1900 and 1908. Unfortunately there are no records or serial numbers to confirm dates or makers although sometimes the workmanship, style, decoration etc indicates that an instrument was made by a particular individual or factory.