Banjulele made by Alvin D Keech

The growth of jazz music during the late teens and early 1920s brought with it the use of a number of instruments to play this relatively new musical form. One of these instruments was the banjo which was used for rhythmic accompaniment and which with a skin resonator could be heard unamplified in the overall mix of other instruments in the jazz band such as the piano, trumpet and trombone. Having its origins in Africa and its later development in the southern USA, the banjo was well placed to …

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2005/56/1-1 Banjulele, combination banjo and ukulele, timber / metal / aluminium / calfskin / nylon, made by Alvin D Keech, United States of America, 1918 - 1945

Banjulele by Alvin D Keech

Plectrum for banjulele

Summary

Object No.

2005/56/1

Object Statement

Banjulele with case and plectrum, combination banjo and ukulele, timber / metal / aluminium / calfskin / nylon / cardboard / velvet / felt, made by Alvin D Keech, United States of America, 1918 - 1945

Physical Description

Combination banjo and ukulele known as a "Banjulele". Circular body with vellum skin stretched over metal frame and housed within circular wooden body. Seven tension rods (one missing) attached to aluminuim frame. A wooden resonator forms the back of the body. There are four nylon strings, a wooden neck with 17 frets, four tuning pegs in headstock and a wooden bridge.

Black hard cardboard and fabric case with blue felt of velvet lining. Railway luggage labels fixed to top of lid. There is a green felt plectrum.

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https://ma.as/349023

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Derek Parker, 2005

Acquisition Date

8 February 2005

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