1920 Yosco Colossus

$2,600.00

  • Year: 1920
  • Manufacturer: Yosco
  • Model: Colossus
  • Case: None
  • Color: natural varnish
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: Yosco Colossus Model Guitar Banjo, c. 1920, made in N.Y. City, serial # 776, natural varnish finish, laminated maple neck and rim, rosewood fingerboard. One of the wildest banjo creations we have seen in a long time! This very long-scale banjo guitar has a huge partially hollow chambered rim, the subject of Yosco's 1919 patent. This is a fairly fancy banjo, certainly the most unique of the few Yosco instruments we have seen. All hail the mighty Colossus!Overall length is 39 1/4 in. (99.7 cm.), 14 in. (35.6 cm.) diameter head, and 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 27 1/4 in. (692 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.). Appears all original except head and bridge, some light wear and seam repairs but overall very nice. Excellent Condition.