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Wm. Lange Triple X
"Made Expressly for Henry Stadlmair Co. Inc. By Wm. L. Lange"
Click the link for the history of the Triple X banjo
https://www.lockyphoto.com/triplexbanjo/history/
Click the link for the history of the Triple X banjo
https://www.lockyphoto.com/triplexbanjo/history/
Style B
Walnut construction
17 fret tenor
20" scale
11-1/8" head
Closed back
Unique Tone ring system
Waverly long tailpiece
Friction pegs.
Clean/ wax all hardware, rim, install new head.
Refinish neck, dress frets, install geared pegs.
Refinish back plate.
OHSC with Stadlmair Logo in fair condition
Good inside, bad wood on the neck end.
INITIAL PICS
Walnut construction
17 fret tenor
20" scale
11-1/8" head
Closed back
Unique Tone ring system
Waverly long tailpiece
Friction pegs.
Clean/ wax all hardware, rim, install new head.
Refinish neck, dress frets, install geared pegs.
Refinish back plate.
OHSC with Stadlmair Logo in fair condition
Good inside, bad wood on the neck end.
INITIAL PICS
Corresponding marks.
I will repair that in a non-traditional manner.
Maker's Marks
REPAIRS
The head came off at full tension
Head bearing elevated on 3/8" tubes.
Pulled way past limits, good head!
Added some lacquer to reseal the top edge.
Going back together/.
Neck finish completed.
Very tight.
Inside rim skirt.
Now to clean the metal.
No refinish on rim, cleaned and waxed.
I order a clear head for it, I like to see the inside.
Utilizing vintage Grove 2:1 gears
Waiting on clear head from Smakula.
Head arrived installed it.
And when I did, I also installed my Iucci "Spider into it.
I figured since both firms were building at the same time, in the same city, it was kosher.
It is a slick little mechanism that creates an arched head.
It was made for mandolin but I have used it in my Stromberg for the same reason.
They both have an interesting "mechanical" appeal to me that is benefitted by a clear head for those of "like mind"
Bear in mind when it was only skin heads, no one ever saw these aspects of the engineering mins of the era.
And when I did, I also installed my Iucci "Spider into it.
I figured since both firms were building at the same time, in the same city, it was kosher.
It is a slick little mechanism that creates an arched head.
It was made for mandolin but I have used it in my Stromberg for the same reason.
They both have an interesting "mechanical" appeal to me that is benefitted by a clear head for those of "like mind"
Bear in mind when it was only skin heads, no one ever saw these aspects of the engineering mins of the era.
How it will look.
Strung to pitch, tailpiece cover still off.
FINAL PICS
Thanks for looking and sharing. VM