Other Used Banjos
Maker: Bacon & Day
Year: 1928
Notes:
Kind of a Garage Find:
Bacon & Day Peerless Tenor banjo from the late '20's
and something of an odd model.
Generally these banjos would have come with a full resonator
and flange, but this one seems to have had some sort of close-fitting back;
maybe wooden like similar models from 1920 or so or one of those nickel-plated jobs.
Little Wonder-Style Tone-Ring.
New calf-skin head, modern Planet pegs, Kluson tailpiece, original Best-Tone armrest.
Neck is dinged a bit, but straight with low action. minor fret-wear.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1926
Notes:
Gibson GB-1 Guitar-Banjo with Diamond Plate-Flange.
11" 3-Ply Maple Rim.
Planetary Geared Pegs.
Lyon & Healy Tailpiece.
Skin Head.
Good Neck, playing-wear first 3 frets.
Finish dings on the back of the neck, possibly
from a capo.
Well-played but Original.
Modern Hard Shell Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1930's
Notes:
Gibson-Made Kel Kroyden Tenor Banjo from the Pre-War period.
Mostly original except for the possibly-replaced tension-hoop
and the refinished neck.
Full-thickness wood rim.
Brass Hoop Tone-Ring.
Excellent Used Condition.
Nice Original Hard Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1930's
Notes:
Companion instrument to the famed TB-00.
I-piece flange construction.
Calf-skin Head.
Excellent condition with very playable neck and action.
Minor playing wear.
Gold Tone Gig bag.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1927
Notes:
A Little Gem of a Gibson Banjo-Mandolin.
An All-Original Gibson MB-1, virtually No Playing Wear.
Good Neck and Action.
10 1/2" Rim with Original Calf-Skin Head.
Nice Original Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1978
Notes:
Top-of-The-Line Gibson Plectrum.
Gold-Plated and Engraved [note some missing gold on the armrest]
The rest of the gold-plating is bright and fresh.
Original engraved Gibson pegs, original Gibson Tailpiece and Armrest.
Minor playing wear.
Gibson Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1930's
Notes:
1930's Gibson TB-11.
Pretty much all-original and As-Found.
There is modest fret-wear, modern 5-Star head,
and what might be a cigarette burn on the back of the resonator.
Minor finish loss and the usual marks of ownership and playing-wear,
but no damage or replaced parts.
The 1-piece flange is flat and should clean-up nicely.
Brass-Hoop archtop tone-ring.
There's a strap-button installed on the resonator side.
Original Grover pegs and tailpiece.
New TKL Hard Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1924
Notes:
A pretty nice example of the 1924 Gibson TB-4.
This one has the original tailpiece cover and pick-guard.
Attractive and fully-functional Trap-Door.
Well-Played with some fret-wear.
Good neck and action, Celtic Tuning,
Presently has a plastic head.
21" Scale, 10 1/2" head.
Period, but non-original Hard Case.
Maker: Ludwig
Year: 1925
Notes:
The Famous Ludwig Ambassador Tenor Banjo.
Solid Brass Hardware, Nicely Hand-Engraved and Gold-Plated,
the plating about as bright and fresh as when it was new.
Original Planet geared-pegs, Gold-Plated with Mother-of-Pearl knobs.
Engraved Pearl Inlays.
Good neck and action, modest fret-wear.
Plastic Head.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1929
Notes:
A very nice Vega Vegaphone Soloist tenor banjo in excellent as-found condition.
Good neck and playability, great engraved pearl inlays.
Gold-Plated.
All Original hardware and parts, including Grover geared pegs with genuine Mother-of-Pearl knobs.
Tubaphone Tone-Ring. Original Calf Skin Head.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1921
Notes:
Fairbanks Banjo by the Vega Co.
17- Fret Style M Tubaphone Tenor Banjo.
10 13/16" Head
19 3/4" Scale Length.
Excellent Used Condition.
Straight neck, Low action.
Original Hard Case.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1918
Notes:
Fairbanks By Vega Co 6-String Guitar-Banjo,
Whyte Laydie Model.
Pretty Much all-original,
except for the tailpiece.
Straight Neck, Good Playability.
TKL Hard Case.
