Other Used Banjos
Maker: Bacon
Year: Early 1920's.
Notes:
Short-Scale Tenor Banjo with 21" Scale.
11 1/2" Rim with Silver Bell Tone-Ring
and snap-in back.
Cremona Brown Sunburst.
Original Grover spring-loaded tuners.
Strung with Celtic-tuning strings.
Pretty much original and AS-Found condition with a couple of minor binding repairs.
Some fretwear.
Original Hard Case is serviceable and restorable condition.
Offered AS-IS
[An excellent choice for a reproduction 5-string neck].
Maker: Deering
Year: 1995
Notes:
As nice a Deering 6-String Guitar-Banjo
as one could find anywhere.
Almost un-played and original, with straight neck,
low action, non-original hard case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1926
Notes:
An early PB-Granada.
A heavy flat-head conversion tone-ring has been professionally installed with no alteration or cutting of the rim.
The original Ball-Bearing tone-ring is missing, as are the springs and ball-bearings that supported it.
The original slotted tension hoop has been replaced with a modern Gibson notched hoop. The Hook and Nut sets
appear to be modern replacements. Otherwise, this banjo is in used, but excellent and original condition.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1937
Notes:
About the nicest, untouched Gibson TB-00 we've ever had.
Pristine condition, Prize-winning Original Red Line Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1924
Notes:
Maker: Iucci
Year: 1925
Notes:
A Fine Iucci Special Tenor Banjo.
Probably made in NYC in the 1920's.
Figured Maple neck with 21 1/2" Scale and 19 frets.
Figured Maple Pie-Section Resonator.
Nickel-Plated 10 5/8" Brass Rim.
Grover friction pegs with Ivoroid Buttons.
All original, with a little pearl inlay work on the fingerboard.
Straight Neck, Low Action.
Maker: Orpheum
Year: 1920
Notes:
Huge 12 1/4" Pot with 21" Scale.
Basically All-Original with Minor Playing Wear,
and Medium Action. Old Ludwig Skin Head.
Grover Friction Pegs with Ivoroid Buttons.
Sturdy Original Hard Case, interior lining needs some attention.
Rule the Session or Add 5-String neck for Serious Cello Banjo.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1930
Notes:
A Well-Played stock Vega Artist, mostly Original with a few of the Individual Flanges replaced.
The pot retains much of the gold-plating, but most of the hooks have lost
the gold and are indeed somewhat corroded. Tailpiece has a modern replacement cover.
The neck-profile has been slightly thinned. There is fret-wear to be found, but the action is good and banjo plays well.
10 15/16" Tubaphone rim, engraved pearl inlays.
Gold-Plated Planet Pegs, Pie-Section Resonator.
Original Hard Case.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1919
Notes:
Fairbanks by the Vega Co.
A good player's banjo-mandolin, straight neck and low action
[unlike many other 100 year-old Banjo-mandolins].
10 1/8" rim, 13" scale length.
Skin Head.
Sorry, No case.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1929
Notes:
Vega Style M Tubaphone Tenor Banjo.
Large 11 13/16" rim with 21" scale length.
Small diameter pie-plate resonator that fits flush to the banjo without flanges.
This banjo is all-original but has playing wear.
The original hard case in good condition is included.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1921
Notes:
An Original Whyte Laydie Short-Scale Tenor Banjo,
20" Scale on the 10 3/4" Whyte Laydie Rim with 17 Frets.
There's been some binding repair and an
unfortunate small chip out of the top of the back of the headstock.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1928
Notes:
An All-Original Style R Whyte Laydie Banjo;
10 15/16" Rim, with 20" Scale Length.
17 frets. Grover Planetary Pegs have been added.
The neck is straight, action is low with a minor amount of playing wear.
A clean and beautiful example.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1926
Notes:
10 15/16" Tubaphone Rim.
27" Scale Length.
Straight Neck, Good Action.
Lightly-Played.
New Hard Case.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1928
Notes:
Vegaphone Professional Tenor Banjo with Tubaphone Tone-Ring.
Ancient and possibly original Gold-Plating.
Original Planet geared pegs are Nickel.
The period Vega resonator may be a replacement.
Neck is straight with some fret-wear.
Original hard case.
Offered on an AS-IS basis.
