![]() There are a great many “odd” Essex banjos around which do not seem to conform to any logical system of specifications - the activities of many British banjo players (and dealers, I’m sorry to say) in the intervening years in re-arranging the various parts of the banjos to suit themselves have left a whole raft of “bitsas” floating around to confuse and demoralise the unwary. To suggest that the decoration is significant is nonsense - or possibly heavy-handed sarcasm ……Īs there are no records extant to explain the numbering system used by Clifford Essex & Co, it isn’t really profitable to spend a lot of time discussing it. not to mention the beautiful craftsmanship in the assembly of the end product. The point about the differences between the “standard” professional models and the “de-luxe” versions (whether Paragon, Tubaphone or whatever) is that the materials were most carefully selected and fitted together with a degree of attention to detail that was not economic on the cheaper banjosĪ Tubaphone de-luxe is certainly made from maple - the same botanical species as the standard Tubaphone - but the quality & hardness of the wood and the fineness of the grain are what makes the difference ……….
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