Please help ID banjo!

Subject: Please help ID banjo!
From: Banjer
Date: 06 Aug 03 - 09:30 PM

I finally have a picture of the emblem on the banjo we are trying to identify. Can anyone help with the name of the manufacturer of this piece?


picture here

Subject: RE: Please help ID banjo!
From: GUEST,Martin Gibson
Date: 06 Aug 03 - 10:14 PM

That looks like one of those little plastic disk things that you would put in a 45 rpm record hole so it would play on a 33 rpm spindle.

Subject: RE: Please help ID banjo!
From: bill\sables
Date: 07 Aug 03 - 01:15 PM

With the inlay and head shape I just might be an early Gretch
Cheers Bill

Subject: RE: Please help ID banjo!
From: GUEST,Guernsey Pete
Date: 07 Aug 03 - 04:13 PM

To me it just looks like one of the types of between-fret position markers.
Nice looking carved head though !

Subject: RE: Please help ID banjo!
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 07 Aug 03 - 04:22 PM

Banjer,

Post it over at Banjo Hangout I'm sure that someone there can identify it.

Subject: RE: Please help ID banjo!
From: Banjer
Date: 07 Aug 03 - 07:43 PM

Thanks Steve...I did as you suggested...now let's see if anyone can pin it down!!

Subject: RE: Please help ID banjo!
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 07 Aug 03 - 10:07 PM

Banjer,

Well, there's an educated guess over there already.