What Tenor Banjos do you play?

For fun, I thought we might start a list, to see which are the most popular makes & models of Tenor Banjo, to be owned & played, amongst our members here.

As you post your replies, I'll add the name of the Banjo or Banjos you play & also your name to our list below.

Cheers,

Dick

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Astor: 1

Clareen: 3

Epiphone: 2

Framus: 9

Gibson: 5

Gold Tone: 3

Lange: 1

Ludwig: 3

Ozark: 1

Orpheum: 1

Paragon: 2

Paramount: 2

Poulsen: 1

Vega: 4

Majestic: 1

Dave Boyle: 1

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Members who have contributed to this list:

Dick Glasgow

Brian Clancy

Michael Walls

Patrick Mansson

Keith Whidden

Niklas Hakansson

Conor Daly

Paul Gitlitz

Bruce Evans

Ciaran Ferrie

James Donoghue

Harry Faulkner

Chris Black

Chris Hasty

Brywn Scot Martin

David Dean Agee

Anders Houlberg-Neilsen

Patrick Foose

Alan Mount

Lars 'Larry Mor' Mott

Wes Merchant

Paul Desmond

Gary Hoffman

Anne Wright

Paul Desmond

Francis Strong

Kevin Walsh

John McDonald

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Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Bruce Barton on July 7, 2015 at 20:45

Epiphone Recording A and short-scale Clareen Oyster

Permalink Reply by Ian Lake on August 12, 2015 at 18:30

A short-scale Clareen Special, which I like very much. And, for late night practice, a much quieter Deering Goodtime tenor.

Permalink Reply by John Follin on August 16, 2015 at 5:50

Epiphone Recording A and a Framus "wedding cake" style.

Permalink Reply by John Gaughan on August 19, 2015 at 14:57

Vega Style M (1923)

Orpheum #1 (1924)

Lyon & Healey Style B

Permalink Reply by Gerrard O'Neil on September 11, 2015 at 21:27

B & D

Permalink Reply by Mark McAleese on January 14, 2016 at 21:49

Clareen Pearl

Permalink Reply by john andersen on November 19, 2016 at 15:35

Bacon and Day, Peter B

Permalink Reply by Philip Johnson on January 4, 2017 at 16:24

Grafton Clipper #2 Short scale resonator
From Andy Banjo in Faversham

Permalink Reply by Rick Rubin on September 21, 2017 at 4:30

I have a Deering, Vega. It's a custom. 12" pot with a John Hartford, grenadilla tone ring. It's got a lovely mellow tone and great low end growl. I've given up playing my early 1900's Orpheum 17 fret and Bacon & Day Silver Bell #1 19 fret.The Deering's that much better to my ears.

Permalink Reply by Brian Clancy on February 6, 2018 at 10:28