Late period, A.C. Fairbanks Whyte Laydie No. 2 from 1909, the same year the Tubaphone tonering was introduced, and a year before Fairbanks-Vega stamps replaced the engraved maker plaques on dowel sticks. The multi-ply maple 10-15/16" diameter rim assembly is 3/8" thick, equipped with original nickel plated hardware (notched tension hoop, No Knot w/ moveable cams, bracket-band, neck adjustment hardware, hooks/nuts/shoes), with tortoise binding on both interior edges, 3x patent stamps, model stamps on dowel, with engraved A.C. Fairbanks plaque on dowel stick); some tarnish and dullness present metal parts, with dings and impressions on wooden rim. The three piece maple neck has a 27" scale ebony fingerboard w/ 1-1/4" nut width, lightly worn original bar frets, finely engraved pearl inlay on fretboard and sporting a proud griffin on the pearwood peghead overlay (unfortunate vertical cracks on pearwood peghead overlay have been filled and secured); equipped with original Champion friction tuners; small binding separation at very end of fingerboard present. Includes later hard case.