Langestile Deluxe Tenor Banjo

---

The design and quality build of this William Lange made banjo truly fascinates me. This is my second purchase of this exact model and I’m sure I won’t have it for too long when a prospective buyer tests it out. William Lange was an exceptional innovator of banjos, in particular tone ring systems. He is well known for his top quality Paramount & Orpheum line of banjos. Other Lange-designed banjos include the Langstile line and the Triple-X line, to name a few. Without going into too much detail or copying text from another site please click on this link for more interesting reading on the evolution of the langstile deluxe and Paragon banjos. The Langstile Deluxe’s tone ring-tube system is a cross between that found on some models of Clifford Essex Paragons and the Triple-X. The Langstile Deluxe – Triple-X similarities centre on the tone ring being supported by tone tubes which transmit sound down through a relatively thick-walled pot into a tone chamber capped by a resonator. The seven piece neck it made from walnut sandwiched with maple stripes in the centre. The headstock is decorated in MOP and has been professionally refinished at some point which has removed the langstile name. 4 quality Grover mini geared tuners which all work perfectly and hold tuning well. The neck is straight, has good frets and low action and plays easily up the fret board. The fret board is made from rosewood and has fancy floral inlay position markers. When I purchased the banjo the perch pole was loose and the action high so I had the neck reset and coordinator rods fitted to give a perfect angle to use a 5/8th” high bridge. A new renaissance head is fitted and really helps give a richer balanced sound. sold