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1925 Weymann Banjo 5 String Conversion (consignment) SOLD

1925 Weymann Banjo 5 String Conversion (consignment)   SOLD

Weymann banjos are fairly rare and have some unusual features, one of which is most noticeable with the resonator removed. The Weymann company began producing banjos around the turn of the 20th century, and often used the ‘Keystone’ name. In 1924, tenor and plectrum models appeared, and these are the best known Weymann Banjo models.

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Beaver Creek 4 Course Tiple Conversion

Beaver Creek 4 Course Tiple Conversion

Here is an interesting Beaver Creek 4 Course Tiple Conversion. Sometimes, players need instruments in forms that aren’t readily available, custom builds are out of the question, and so we have to find a way to meet the need.

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Electric Bass Partial Fretless Conversion

Electric Bass Partial Fretless Conversion

From time to time, our repair shop is asked to do something a little out of the ordinary.

Converting an electric bass to fretless is pretty standard, but what isn’t so standard is just converting part of the fingerboard to fretless, with frets at either end.

Here are a few images of a conversion performed in The Twelfth Fret’s Repair Shop by Dave Hill.

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