CLIFFORD ESSEX THE POPULAR BANJO
OPEN BACK 5 STRING
WITH ORIGINAL HARD CASE
EXTENSIVE RESEARCH WOULD PUT THIS AS BEEN MADE BETWEEN 1900-1936
I HAVE FOUND ANOTHER FOR SALE WITH SERIAL NUMBER U636 (THIS ONE IS U698) WHICH THEY DATE AS 1900-1919 AND BECAUSE THIS HAS A CLIFFORD ESSEX & SON BADGE I WOULD DATE THIS AS CIRCA 1919-1936
REALLY NICE QUALITY BANJO WITH MAHOGANY NECK AND EBONY FINGERBOARD PLUS LOVELY INLAYS
ITS IN REMARKABLE CONDITION FOR ITS AGE
PLAYS, LOOKS AND SOUNDS SUPERB
CLIFFORD ESSEX ARE STILL GOING TODAY AND A SIMILAR SPEC INSTRUMENT WOULD COST YOU £1695 NEW
THEY RECENTLY SOLD A MODERN SPEC INSTRUMENT AT £895
YOU DONT SEE MANY OF THESE VINTAGE ONES ABOUT, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS STILL SO PLAYABLE AS THIS ONE
LISTERS GUITARS COLLECTABLE S/H BARGAIN PRICE ONLY £649!!!!