Banjo mandolin
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Banjo mandolin
BANJO - MANDOLIN;
Komninos Gamvroulis
605 cm x 265 cm x 96 cm (Number of strings: 8, string length: 350 mm, fingerboard width at the bridge: 28.5 mm, fingerboard width at the beginning of the body: 40 mm, saddle length: 80 mm, centre of saddle height: 19 mm, resonator diameter: 265 mm.)
Banjo mandolin, “J. V.” brand, with a string length of 350 mm, possibly of French origin. The neck and resonator are made of wood. The top consists of a skin membrane, fixed on a perforated metal frame, with 10 screws for adjusting the tension. At the bottom of the frame, there are 4 protrusions on which the strings are hooked. The instrument has 8 mechanical keys with round plastic heads for a corresponding number of strings, a bridge made of a fret with a bone guide on which the strings "rest", an additional fingerboard with 5 inlaid plastic disc-shaped finger placement guides, 17 frets for use by the fingers and a wooden saddle. The back is lined with cellulose acetate and bears an inlaid wooden vegetal design. There is an engraved inscription at the heel of the neck that reads: “J. V. / MARQUE [DE] FABRIQUE”.