Thanks Jonathan. The owner says it is very different than a traditional banjo and that electric banjo technique will take a while. My nephew has a more banjo like version, I am hoping to get the two together.
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This is Smellotone 1, a Bakelite, formerly E tuned long neck, Harmony. I use it for trying out circuits and pickups. It is the origin of my Mellowtone brand getting nick-named Smellotone.
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Number two has a Hum-bucker neck and single coil bridge pickup, volume, blend, and tone potentiometers.