Used 5-String Open-Back Banjos
Maker: Bob Flesher
Year: 2022
Notes:
A Custom banjo from this storied maker, said to have been made in 2022.
12" Walnut-veneered Rim with ebony capping and Dobson Tone-Ring.
All metal parts are raw brass finish.
The neck is of figured Walnut with Ebony fingerboard and peghead facing; 26" Scale Length.
Back-strapping is Walnut burl.
Planetary geared pegs.
Virtually Unplayed.
Hard Case.
Maker: Christy
Year: 1960's
Notes:
Ex-Long Neck Pete Seeger-style Banjo from Christy Banjos in Boulder, Co.
Influenced by the ODE Banjo Co.
Aluminum 11" Shell.
Elton Geared Pegs.
Figured Maple Neck with Rosewood Fingerboard.
Some fret-wear on the first few frets,
but plays fine with straight neck and good action.
Maker: Cole, Wm.
Year: 1890
Notes:
A Largely Original Cole's Eclipse Banjo... The peghead Man-in-the-Moon pearl inlays have been replaced
and the neck refinished.
10 5/8" Rim with 27" Scale Length.
A Really Fine Players' Instrument.
Maker: Deering
Year: 1992
Notes:
A Rare Bird From Deering Banjo Co., possibly a Custom model.
No-Hole Flathead Tone-Ring, 3-Ply Maple Rim, flange-tube construction.
Ex-Long 25-fret Figured-Mahogany Neck with Ebony fingerboard.
Nice hard case, probably by Harptone.
Virtually Un-Played.
Maker: Dobson, Henry
Year: 1881
Notes:
All-Original Dobson Silver Bell
with iconic and oft-copied Tone-Ring.
9" rim with 22" Scale Length.
Skin Head.
5-Star Planet Pegs.
Presently strung with steel strings.
Interesting knot in heel.
Great Example.
Maker: Fairbanks
Year: 1893
Notes:
An Excellent Fairbanks Electric with Carved Heel and Fancy Engraved Inlays.
Mostly Original and in Lovely Used Condition.
11 1/2" rim with 26" Scale.
Skin Head.
Maker: Fairbanks
Year: 1902
Notes:
An Original Fairbanks 5-String Banjo
with a replaced ebony fingerboard and peg-head facing,
with added appropriate pearl inlays.
10" Rim.
26" Scale Length
Maker: Gatcomb
Year: 1890's
Notes:
Gatcomb Banjo, made in Boston during the Golden Era
of Boston Banjo-Making.
11" rim with 25" Scale Original Mahogany neck.
The Peg-Head Veneer with Mother-of-Pearl inlays
represents the restoration done on this otherwise original
Instrument.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1963
Notes:
Ex-Long Neck Gibson RB-175 with 25 Frets.
Early Version with Nickel Hardware and Full-Thickness Maple Rim.
Virtually Unplayed, One of the Nicest Examples.
All Original with Elton Geared Tuners and Kluson Deluxe Tailpiece.
Flat-Top Tone-Ring.
Brazilian Rosewood Fingeboard.
No Issues.
New TKL Hard Case.
Maker: Haynes, J.C.
Year: 1890
Notes:
The Desirable Baystate Model 351.
An original Mahogany Banjo Neck with a replaced Ebony Fingerboard
and Appropriate Peal Inlays.
10 1/2" rim with 26 1/4" Scale.
Maker: Intermountain Guitar
Year: 1978
Notes:
This banjo is one of only a couple of dozen Whyte Laydie banjos made entirely by Intermountain Guitar and Banjo in the mid-late 1970's.
The Curly-Maple Neck with MOP decoration as well as as the Maple Rim were made by our shop, and the metal parts, from the nickel-plated brass hoops and tone-ring to the 2-point bracket-shoes and ball-end nuts were made to our specs by local craftsmen and finished in our shop.
10 15/16" rim and 26 1/4" Scale Length.
The engraved pearl work is an authentic reproduction of a traditional Fairbanks Electric pattern.
This banjo was built and sold in 1978, then came back to us 2 decades later and has remained in our shop museum ever since.
There is minor playing wear, but the condition and playability is Excellent.
A concealed adjustable truss-rod is accessible at the heel when the neck is removed.
Maker: Intermountain Guitar and Banjo
Year: 1977
Notes:
One of a handful of complete Whyte Laydie Banjos produced by Intermountain Guitar and Banjo
during the 1970's. This one produced in 1977 and just recently returned to us.
Early Fairbanks-Style Thin Wooden Rim.
Walnut Neck with Fairbanks Electric Style Heel Carving and Engraved Abalone and Pearl inlays.
Excellent Original Condition with Minor Playing Wear.
Harptone Hard Case.
Maker: OME
Year: 2007
Notes:
Mahogany Neck with Abalone-Inlaid Ebony Fingerboard.
Maple Rim without Metal Tone-Ring.
11" Rim with 26" Scale.
Frailing Scoop.
All-Original with Virtually No Playing Wear.
Maker: Orpheum
Year: 1921
Notes:
12 3/16" Rim from an Orpheum #1 Plectrum banjo.
Reproduction 5-String Neck by Intermountain Guitar and Banjo.
25 1/2" Scale Length. Planetary Geared Pegs.
Maker: Orpheum
Year: 1917
Notes:
The Famed and Rare Orpheum #3 Special 5-String Banjo.
11 3/16" rim with 27" Scale.
All Original with Some Playing Wear.
Mother-of-Pearl Tuning Knobs.
Skin Head. Pretty Much AS-Found,
Totally Original, but Playability might benefit from Geared Pegs.
Maker: Pond, Wm. A.
Year: ca. 1890
Notes:
A probable Buckbee production in largely-original condition with some restoration.
Mother-of-Pearl inlays are reminiscent of Morrison Banjos.
9 3/4" Rim with 22 5/8" Scale length.
Skin head. This banjo is an excellent player with great sound...and it's cute!
Maker: S.S.Stewart
Year: 1890
Notes:
Nice Universal Favorite banjo, one of S.S. Stewart's most popular Models.
11 1/2" Rim with 27" Scale.
Modern Planetary Geared Pegs.
Some Action Adjustment.
A modest attempt at cleaning the rim exterior.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1929
Notes:
Late-model Vegaphone Deluxe pot with 10 15/16" head.
successfully married to a 1920's Vega #9 Five String neck.
Some alteration and restoration.
Old partial peghead crack, repaired and solid.
Gold Planetary tuners.
Hard shell Case.
Nice old composite Vega Banjo.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1927
Notes:
Original Vega Artist 10 15/16" pot.
Exceptional Mahogany 5-string neck by Wyatt Fawley
featuring an exquisite rendering of the oft-talked about
but seldom seen Chubby Dragon engraved-pearl pattern
which once adorned top-grade early Vega and Bacon Banjos.
The neck is like new and little-played.
Modern German planetary geared pegs in gold.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1915
Notes:
An early student banjo from the Vega Company, pretty much original
except for the modern planetary geared pegs and the replacement armrest.
Plated hoop tone-ring provides good solid tonal response without over-bearing volume.
The Pearl Star in the Peghead may have been added later.
Straight Mahogany Neck, Good Action, Skin Head.
Plays and Sounds Great.
No Knot Tailpiece, new Superior Hard Case.
