Please note: The items in the Meisel Collection are being sold F.O.B. The owner traveled the world in search of rare, interesting, and handsome instruments to fill a collection that until now was displayed in his beautiful Princeton home. This instrument is being sold from The Meisel Collection assembled over a period of forty years by an accomplished attorney from Princeton, New Jersey. An interesting variant of the Electric model was the Curtis Electric, named after Fairbanks' son Curtis who was a child prodigy on the banjo. It was identified by the Fairbanks & Cole model stamp as well as the Fairbanks stamp. It was similar in appearance to the early Electrics, but it had only a simple full-spun pot. The Fairbanks company continued to produce a "Fairbanks & Cole" model until around 1897. Fairbanks inventive designs paved the way for his successful brand and iconic banjos. The renowned Electric tone ring consists of a scalloped metal truss which rests on the top of the wooden pot and supports a round metal ring. In this version the entire metal assembly is contained in a thin metal sheath which is then spun over the outside of the pot. The Electric tone ring added a pronounced brilliance and sustain to the tone of the banjo. Fairbanks and Co.- and introduced his revolutionary new "Electric" model, which offered a bright and exciting future. In 1890, Fairbanks formed his own company- A.C. In 1875, he started by building simple inexpensive 5-string banjos and within 5 years he had established himself as a credible luthier. He was a banjo player with a desire to build his own instruments. Length: 75cm.Īlbert Conant Fairbanks was born in 1852 in Sterling, Massachusetts. In 1875, he started by building simple inexpensive 5-string banjos and within 5 years he had established himself as a. Albert Conant Fairbanks was born in 1852 in Sterling, Massachusetts.
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