Why don’t we ever discuss the Banner L 00’s ?

[JuanCarlosVejar]

Folks,

It’s a common thing to hear people say that the L 00 disappeared by 1941 and was replaced by the LG 2 but over the years I’ve seen a handful of Banner L 00’s: 

 

Are these unicorns ?
 

JC

 

[slimt]

Cool guitar.  And thats one I did not know that was a banner.  

[jt]

Yes, there are Banner L-00s. Most L-00s made during the war years do not have Banners, which were apparently limited to the new flattop models. But on occasion, the Gals slapped Banners on L-00s (and L-50s, and at least 1 lap steel).

I document this in Kalamazoo Gals.

[zombywoof]

The Fabulous Flattops book also states  the L-00 remained in production until 1945  with most not sporting a Banner.  The latest built L-00 I have ever run into dated to 1941.  

Edited May 15, 2021 by zombywoof

[jt]

54 minutes ago, zombywoof said:

The Fabulous Flattops book also states  the L-00 remained in production until 1945  with most not sporting a Banner.  The latest built L-00 I have ever run into dated to 1941.  

When I read through the ledgers, I wrote down the latest date I found for the per-Banner flattops. I'm on the road now, but can look up the info when I return home.

[tpbiii]

Late L-00s had some odd features -- many very similar to Kalamazoo models.   The banjo world refers to that period as the floor sweep period -- a lot of stuff created oddly from parts that were lying around.

Best,

-Tom

Edited May 16, 2021 by tpbiii