Epiphone Mayfair

This is a restored and modified Epiphone Mayfair tenor banjo.  The banjo plays and sounds great and ready for its new life playing Irish tunes.  The finish was completely stripped except where the decal was saved.  A new finish was applied by hand and all signs of finish crazing on the decal were removed and restored.  The custom-made American black walnut rim features an integral wooden archtop design.  The rim was designed so that it can be returned to its original configuration and the original rim is included with the sale. The frets have been leveled and dressed and the fingerboard has been oiled.  New planetary tuners have been installed. Neck - Walnut with a center strip of probably maple, rosewood fingerboard, 19 frets with a 23" scale length, celluloid peghead veneer, new planetary tuners. Rim - American black walnut block style rim, 3/4" thick, integral wooden archtop tone ring, heavy brass flange, walnut resonator with original decal Setup - This is currently setup with "lig