2015 Davis Concord Prototype Five-String Resonator Banjo, Wide Neck
$3,249.99
A 2015 Davis Concord Prototype five-string resonator banjo made by Tim Davis, with a specially designed wide neck, a curly maple neck and resonator, a three ply hard rock maple rim and a Davis 20 hole bell brass tone ring.
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Watch the demoHear this banjo played 2015 Davis Concord Prototype Banjo Demo | Wide Neck, Played by Geoff Hohwald, opens a video playerAt a Glance
- Handedness
- Right-Handed
- Style
- Resonator Banjo
- Strings
- 5
- Tone Ring
- Bell Brass
- Pickup
- No
This 2015 Davis Concord Prototype is a five-string resonator banjo from Tim Davis’s first year of building, confirmed by the maker himself. It has a specially designed wide neck, a curly maple neck and resonator, a three ply hard rock maple rim, and a Davis 20 hole bell brass tone ring.
In the demo Geoff Hohwald introduces it himself: “So here we have a 2015 Tim Davis Concord banjo, and this has an extra big neck, which is great if you have big hands.” He calls it an incredible sounding banjo, and then he plays it.
One of the first banjos Tim Davis ever built
We showed this banjo to Tim Davis himself. His response: “Well that is a very very early one of mine, a first year.”
2015 was his first year building banjos. This instrument comes from the very beginning of a maker whose work people now seek out by name, and the label inside the rim reads Prototype, dated 10/07/15.
That is provenance you cannot get from a serial number chart. It is the builder looking at his own work and telling us where it sits in his history.
A Davis Concord prototype with a wide neck
The neck is what sets this Davis Concord apart. Tim Davis built it with a specially designed wide neck, and the maker’s label inside the rim has “Larger Neck” written beside it. Geoff describes it in the demo as an extra big neck that is great if you have big hands.
The same label reads “Prototype” on its Number line and is dated 10/07/15. Both photographs of the label are in the gallery, so you can read it for yourself.
How this Davis Concord is built
This Davis Concord has a curly maple neck and a curly maple resonator, a three ply hard rock maple rim, and a Davis 20 hole bell brass tone ring.
The photographs also show a one-piece flange, a bound fingerboard with pearl inlays and a pearl block engraved CONCORD, the Davis name in pearl on the peghead, a sunburst finish on the back of the resonator, a geared Gotoh fifth-string tuner, and spikes at the 7th, 9th and 10th frets.
Condition
This 2015 Davis Concord Prototype is a used banjo in very good condition.
Four things show in the photographs, and we want you to see them: a few small spots in the plating on the tailpiece; light tarnish on the flange and tension hoop; light soiling on the fingerboard binding on the fifth-string side; and a few fine scratches on the side of the resonator.
Specifications
| Brand | Davis |
| Model | Concord, prototype |
| Year | 2015 |
| Maker | Tim Davis |
| Provenance | Confirmed by Tim Davis as a very early example from his first year of building |
| Neck | Curly maple, specially designed wide neck |
| Resonator | Curly maple, sunburst back |
| Rim | Three ply hard rock maple |
| Tone ring | Davis 20 hole bell brass |
| Flange | One-piece |
| Fifth-string tuner | Gotoh, geared |
| Spikes | 7th, 9th and 10th frets |
| Condition | Used, very good; small spots in the tailpiece plating, light tarnish on the flange and tension hoop, light soiling on the fingerboard binding and fine scratches on the resonator side, all shown in the photos |
| Strings | 5 |
| Handedness | Right-handed |
Setup and shipping
Banjos we ship from our shop are set up by our banjo tech Tara. This one ships insured with FedEx, with tracking sent to you personally.
Financing is available. We offer PayPal Pay in 4 on all website orders, and Afterpay on instruments under $4,000.
Questions about this banjo, or want to talk with Geoff before you decide? Call or text us at (404) 218-8580. Banjo Warehouse has been selling fine banjos since 1977, now based in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
What is different about the neck on this Davis Concord?
It is wider than usual. Tim Davis built this Concord with a specially designed wide neck, and the maker’s label has “Larger Neck” written beside it.
Geoff says in the demo that the extra big neck is great if you have big hands.
Is this Davis Concord a prototype?
Yes. The maker’s label inside the rim reads “Prototype” on its Number line, dated 10/07/15. Tim Davis has confirmed to us that this is a very early instrument from his first year of building banjos.
What tone ring and rim does this Davis Concord have?
It has a Davis 20 hole bell brass tone ring on a three ply hard rock maple rim.
The neck and the resonator are curly maple. This is a used instrument, and the condition notes above describe it as it is today.
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