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| Index | Maker | Model | Year | Serial # | Cond | Case | Price | Note | |
| 5408 | A. Lopes | 6-String Banjo | ca 1883 | #none | VG & As Is | ssc | $650 |  | Previously unknown maker, largely original, several interesting features. Made in NYC. |
| 5521 | Bacon | Professional FF | ca 1920 | #5266 | Exc | hsc | $2000 | | 10" hollow rim, with reproduction mahogany neck by Leonard Coulson, Intermountain Guitar & Banjo. Nice inlays; 24 1/2" scale. |
| 5690 | Bacon | Professional #3 | Late 'teens | #7691 | As New | hsc | $1700 | | Figured-maple reproduction neck by Intermountain Guitar & Banjo, hollow rim |
| 5691 | Bacon | Professional #2 | Early 'teens | #451 | Nicest One | orig hsc | $2900 | | All original, hollow rim, made by Vega Co. |
| 5567 | Dobson | Columbus | 1894 | #none | See Note | hsc | $1595 | | 11" rim with 36 brackets, brass & shell inlays celebrating Columbus' discovery; an exceptional instrument with some restoration, modern planetary pegs |
| 5173 | Dobson, George C. | 5-String Banjo | 1890s | #none | Largely Original | yes | $1050 | | 10" rim, 24 1/2" scale, elaborate brass & shell inlays |
| 5495 | Dobson-Style | 5-String Banjo | ca 1890 | See Note | ssc | $800 | | 10" rim, fat walnut neck with 25" scale, skin head, original hardware, modern planetary geared pegs, ebony fingerboard with 'scoop', some restoration | |
| 5129 | Fairbanks | 5-String Banjo | 1898 | #17404 | Exc Orig | hsc | $1295 | | 12" rim, some nicely engraved pearl inlays, oak neck, excellent original condition with some minor restoration, nylon strings with friction pegs, new skin head |
| 5409 | Fairbanks | 5-String Banjo | 1892 | #2969 | Absolutely Orig & Exc | $900 | | 10" rim with 24" scale, also stamped 'Fairbanks & Cole', modest diamond inlays | |
| 5620 | Fairbanks | Special Electric | 1896 | #15810 | Exc | yes | $1495 | | Reproduction neck with nice pearl inlays, carved heel, geared pegs |
| 5692 | Fairbanks | Whyte Laydie #2 | 1908 | #24689 | Ex-Fine | orig hsc | $4300 | All-original, one-family ownership, engraved pearl inlays | |
| 5518 | Fairbanks Vega | Whyte Laydie #2 | 1919 | #33645 | Exc | hsc | $2400 | | 10 1/8" rim with curly maple reproduction neck by Leonard Coulson, Intermountain Guitar & Banjo; 24 1/2" scale; engraved pearl inlays |
| 5060 | Gibson | RB-4 | 1918 | #355 | Ex-Fine | hsc | $2000 | | Reproduction 5-string neck by Leonard Coulson of Intermountain Guitar & Banjo, 12" hollow rim |
| 5529 | Gibson | RB-3 | 1924 | #11214-23 | Outstanding | hsc | $1600 | | All-original 10 1/2" rim with ball-bearing tone ring & original skin head; reproduction neck by Frank Neat; includes original tenor neck |
| 5693 | Orpheum | #1 | 'teens | #15452 | As New | hsc | $1400 | | Figured-maple reproduction 5-string neck |
| 5410 | Pollmann | Mandoline-Banjo | ca 1890 | Exc Orig | ssc | $1200 | | 5-string neck on mahogany mandolin body, excellent original condition with great action | |
| 5144 | Recording King | Model 036 | 2006 | #none | As New | hsc | $800 | | 'Whyte Laydie' tone ring, curly maple neck & rim, tree-of-life fingerboard inlays |
| 3297 | S. S. Stewart | American Princess | ca 1892 | #18125 | Pristine | yes | $1000 | | Smaller banjo with 10" rim |
| 4764 | S. S. Stewart | Banjeaurine | 1890s | #19933 | Exc Orig | hsc | $1000 | | 10" rim, 21" scale, nice pearl, carved heel |
| 5172 | S. S. Stewart | 'Lady Stewart' | early 1890s | #14217 | Ex-Fine & Largely Orig | yes | $1100 | | 9" rim, 22 1/2" scale, simple inlays |
| 5748 | Saga | Whyte Laydie | 1980s | #none | VG-Exc | hsc | $550 | Probably from a kit, brass Whyte Laydie tone ring, S-M planet pegs | |
| 4886 | Unknown | Zither-Banjo | ca 1910 | Exc | yes | $295 | | Made in England, plays great | |
| 5153 | Unknown | Pony Banjo | ca 1890 | Exc | gig bag | $500 | | Planetary geared pegs, interesting hardware | |
| 5223 | Vega | Pete Seeger Xcel Custom | 1962 | #100583 | Exc & Orig | hsc | $4300 | | Fifth peg at the ninth fret, natural finish |
| 5519 | Vega | Tu-Ba-Phone | 1923 | #51793 | Exc | hsc | $2200 | | 10 1/8" rim with curly maple reproduction neck by Leonard Coulson, Intermountain Guitar & Banjo; 24 1/2" scale; torch headstock pearl |
| 5520 | Vega | Tu-Ba-Phone | 1927 | #74864 | Exc | hsc | $2200 | | 11 13/16" rim with curly maple reproduction neck by Leonard Coulson, Intermountain Guitar & Banjo; 27" scale |
| 5589 | Vega | Soloist Tu-Ba-Phone | ca 1930 | #97308 | As New | hsc | $2800 | | Reproduction 5-string curly maple neck by IG&B; gold-plated, marquetry rim capping, engraved pearl inlays |
| 5615 | Vega | Style N | 1925 | #62023 | Exc | ssc | $1350 | | Reproduction 5-string mahogany neck, 10 15/16" rim, 23 1/2" scale, carved heel, engraved pearl inlays, back-strapping, geared pegs |
| 5738 | Vega | Tu-Ba-Phone | 1928 | #79323 | Exc | hsc | $1950 | Curly maple neck by Intermountain Guitar & Banjo | |
| 4540 | Vega/Fairbanks | Whyte Laydie | 1918 | #33673 | VG | hsc | $2200 | | Repaired heel-crack, otherwise completely original; star & dot inlays |
| 4560 | Vega/Fairbanks | Little Wonder Fretless | 1918 | #30975 | Exc | hsc | $1500 | | 11 13/16" rim, figured maple reproduction 5-string fretless neck with ebony fingerboard by Leonard Coulson, Intermountain Guitar & Banjo; geared pegs |
| 5474 | Vega/Fairbanks | Tu-Ba-Phone #3 | 1921 | #38564 | VG-Exc | hsc | $4200 | | All-original mahogany 5-string neck with carved heel, engraved gryphon peghead inlays |
| 5585 | Vega/Fairbanks | Little Wonder Banjeaurine | 1915 | #31358 | Nearly Perfect | hsc | $1800 | | Short curly maple reproduction neck by IG&B, planetary tuners |
| 5616 | Vega/Fairbanks | Style K | 1919 | #36860 | Exc | ssc | $950 | | Reproduction 5-string mahogany neck, 10 1/8" rim, 24 3/4" scale, engraved pearl inlays, friction pegs |
| 5694 | Vega/Fairbanks | Imperial Electric | 1910 | #26583 | Nicest One | orig hsc | $2900 | | With scalloped Electric tone ring |
| 4567 | Washburn | Style C | ca 1920 | #113 | Exc | hsc | $2195 | | 10 3/4" rim; plain maple reproduction 5-string neck with ebony fingerboard & engraved peghead & fingerboard pearl inlays by Leonard Coulson, Intermountain Guitar & Banjo; planetary pegs; 25" scale |