Used 5-String Open-Back Banjos
Maker: Bart Reiter
Year: 2006
Notes:
Bart Reiter... Need we say More?
Very minor fret-wear in 1st position, otherwise EX-FINE.
11" Head, 26" Scale.
TKL Hard Case
Maker: Buckbee
Year: 1890
Notes:
Buckbee/Dobson Pot with Reproduction 5-String Neck by Intermountain Guitar and Banjo.
Featuring the Original Inlaid Peghead Facing.
11" Rim with 26 1/4" Scale length.
Cherry Neck, Ebony fingerboard.
Skin Head.
German Planetary Geared Pegs.
Hard Shell 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: Dobson, Geo. C.
Year: 1880
Notes:
Marquetry Fingerboard.
Early Style Brass Rim and Styling.
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: 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: Fairbanks
Year: 1901
Notes:
Mostly original with some older finish touch-ups:
peghead facing, heel-cap and a couple of dings.
10 3/4" rim with a 26" Scale Length.
Pre-war Grover Geared Pegs, No-Knot Tailpiece.
Excellent used condition.
Great sound, medium action.
Modern Hard Shell Case.
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: 1924
Notes:
1924 Gibson 10 1/2" pot with Reproduction 5-String Neck by Intermountain Guitar and Banjo
[#695 made in 1988].
25 1/4" Scale Length.
Maple Neck with Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard.
Pre-War Grover Geared Pegs.
Replacement Grover Tailpiece Cover.
Very Minor Playing Wear.
Great Action, Super Sound!
Hard Shell Case
Maker: Haynes, J.C.
Year: 1890
Notes:
Haynes Baystate.
An Original Boston Banjo with Refinished Neck.
11" Rim with 25" Scale.
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: Mike Ramsey
Year: 2012
Notes:
An Interesting banjo from the great Mike Ramsey.
Built in Pittsboro, NC, ca. 2012.
An interesting 7 digit Serial #, with the first 3 digits obscured by the Rim.
Model Lady Bug. 11" Rim, 24 1/2" Scale.
Striking Tiger-Stripe Maple Neck with ebony fingerboard and engraved inlays.
Frailing Scoop, Brass Hoop Tone-Ring, with Bacon-Style Hollow Rim.
Stew-Mac 5-Star Planet pegs.
Superior 'Bump' Hard Shell Case.
Almost Unplayed.
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: late 1880's
Notes:
Largely Original.
Orchestra #1 with
12" Rim
28" Scale
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.
