"The Banjo Player"

Comment by Chris Prieto on July 23, 2015 at 12:26am

I thought maybe it was a lil pitch pipe but it deff resembles the watch keys on the other post tho

Comment by Japher on July 23, 2015 at 5:57am

That the subject in this painting is accoutred with a watch chain leads to a natural conclusion that he is carrying a watch as well.  Since a requisite winding implement is not seen attached to the chain itself, as was customary, the results of Butch Wunderlich's excellent research and Dan'l's diligence, lend support to the supposition that the fob is indeed an ornate winder as opposed to a mouthpiece.  I'm also persuaded that the banjo is a double-headed rig, possibly a Boucher, in that the winder is carried apart from the chain and positioned away from the back of the instrument, ostensibly to prevent damage to the second head.  Thoughts?

Comment by Wes Merchant on July 23, 2015 at 8:54am

This is Chris Smith's book, he was one of the presenters at Last year's exhibit "Making Music: The Banjo in Baltimore and Beyond." 

https://books.google.com/books?id=_YyaBAAAQBAJ&pg=PR4&lpg=P...

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