Slingerland- Pick Guard
- Categories
- Audio Visual Collections > Banjo Construction Photograph Archive
- Subject
- Banjo Construction Photographic Collection
- Musical instruments
- Type
- digital image
- Coverage - Temporal
- 2016
- Identifier
- Slingerland- Pick Guard2.jpg
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Radford University. McConnell Library. Archives & Special Collections.
- Description
- This banjo came with a green perloid pick guard. Some banjoists used pick guards to protect the banjo head or to keep their right hand from muting the sound of the banjo by resting on the head. For whatever reason it was used, this is an example of what they looked like. This pick guard attaches via metal brackets that are held in place on banjo hooks with small screws. This banjo is thought to be a 1930s era Slingerland. The Slingerland Musical Instrument Mfg. Co. was based in Chicago, Illinois and was owned and operated by H.H. Slingerland. The company changed names several times, including The Slingerland Banjo Company, Slingerland Banjo and Drum Company and others.
- Rights
- Copyright is held by Radford University. If you would like to use the materials please contact the Archives & Special Collections at archives@radford.edu. The images are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that proper citation is used (e.g. Banjo Construction Photograph Collection, Appalachian Collection, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA). Any commercial use or unauthorized reproduction of these photographs, without the written permission of the copyright owner, is strictly prohibited. Please refer to the McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections website for more information.
