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Weymann Style 85 Model Tenor Banjo (1929), made in Philadelphia, PA, serial # 43865, natural lacquer with decal applique finish, laminated walnut neck and resonator, rosewood fingerboard, original black hard shell case.

This Weymann Style 85 is one of the "integral rim/resonator" models that made up the company's lower priced but still professional-grade line in the late 1920's. Weymann's original Megaphonic Orchestra model banjos are some of the most beautiful and elegant tenor and plectrum banjos ever created; the company's challenge was how to keep the same qualities in a lower priced instrument. Their solution was to use a molded rim-made of compressed wood fibers-mounted directly to the resonator which is laminated wood. Much of the hardware is the same as on the higher-priced Weymann models, and the overall appearance is similar but these instruments sold at considerably lower prices. The Style 85, introduced in 1928 was originally priced at $85.00, just over half the price of a Megaphonic Style A (the lowest grade in the Orchestra line).

Despite its budget constraints this is a very well-made banjo, with Weymann's customary quality and attention to detail evident. The neck is two-piece walnut with a center ebony centerstripe and a single-bound rosewood fingerboard inlaid with shaped pearl. The headstock overlay carries a "Weymann" logo of individually inlaid celluloid letters. The resonator is walnut with wide celluloid binding on the both edges and decal decoration on the back and side. Overall this is a very classy banjo at a reasonable price, in 1929 or today!
 
Overall length is 34 1/4 in. (87 cm.), 11 in. (27.9 cm.) diameter head, and 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 23 in. (584 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/8 in. (29 mm.). Generally Excellent Condition.

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