Intermountain Guitar and Banjo, Salt Lake City, Utah

Used 5-String Open Back Banjos

This web page last updated on 6/25/2009

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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   $950       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.   
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   
5555   Dobson, Geo.   5-String Banjo   1880s       VG-Exc   hsc   $895       Walnut neck, heavy-duty double-spun 11" rim, 25 1/2" scale, some minor restoration, all-original cool period hardware, modern planetary tuners, skin head. Plays great strung with steel, but the wide fingerboard would be good for gut strings too.   
5173   Dobson, George C.   5-String Banjo   1890s   #none   Largely Original   yes   $1200       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   
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   $2400       Reproduction 5-string neck by Leonard Coulson of Intermountain Guitar & Banjo, 12" hollow rim   
5214   Gibson   RB-175   1963   #108716   Ex-Fine & Orig   orig ssc   $1425       Ex-long neck, nickel-plated   
5529   Gibson   RB-2   1924   #11214-23   Outstanding   hsc   $1800       All-original 10 1/2" rim with ball-bearing tone ring & original skin head; reproduction neck by Frank Neat; includes original tenor neck   
5189   Lange [unlabeled]   5-String Banjo   ca 1915       Exc & Orig   hsc   $1295       Figured maple neck & rim, floral fingerboard inlays, modern planetary pegs   
5554   Lyon & Healy   Style C   ca 1920   #1637   Exc   hsc   $595       Simple & unadorned, modern planetary geared pegs, plays great   
5539   Maybell   Fretless Banjo   See Note   #460   Exc   ssc   $700       Reproduction 5-string maple neck by IG&B in 1977   
1994   No-Name   Early 5-String Banjo   ca 1880s   #none   Exc & Orig   ssc   $1200       12" wood rim; a multitude of shell inlays: stars, orbs, various idiosyncratic designs; nylon strings; bone tailpiece; new skin head; original in condition, excellent in playability; unique   
5332   OME   Open-Back Banjo   early 1970s   #404   Ex-Fine   hsc   $1250       Brass tone ring, planetary tuners   
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   $1200       Smaller banjo with 10" rim   
4764   S. S. Stewart   Banjeaurine   1890s   #19933   Exc Orig   hsc   $1200       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   
5568   S. S. Stewart   Acme Professional   ca 1900   #none   All Original      $800       Flowerpot peghead inlays, carved heel, all-original   
3092   Unknown   Pony Banjo   ca 1890       Exc   hsc   $500       8" metal-wrapped rim; 20" scale; 5-string neck; new calf head; simple & lightweight; plays great   
4886   Unknown   Zither-Banjo   ca 1910       Exc   yes   $295       Made in England, plays great   
5153   Unknown   Pony Banjo   ca 1890       Exc   gig bag   $600       Planetary geared pegs, interesting hardware   
4797   Vega   Tu-Ba-Phone #2   1970s   #2178   Exc w/ Minor Playing Wear      $1650          
5223   Vega   Pete Seeger Xcel Custom   1962   #100583   Exc & Orig   hsc   $4900       Fifth peg at the ninth fret, natural finish   
5433   Vega   Tu-Ba-Phone #9   1926   #61749   As New   hsc   $6600       Reproduction neck by Leonard Coulson, Intermountain Guitar & Banjo; all-original 10 15/16" rim with original floral engraving on metal parts, 24 carat gold-plate, carved heel, engraved pearl inlays   
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   
5538   Vega   Little Wonder   1924   #58053   Ex-Fine   hsc   $1450       Reproduction 5-string maple neck with natural finish & short sxoop at end of fingerboard, planetary geared pegs   
5557   Vega   Vegaphone Professional   1955   #99065   VG-Exc   orig hsc   $1750       Original 5-string Tu-ba-Phone with resonator & flanges [or available for purchase without resonator as an open-back); dowel-stick construction, all hardware gold-plated   
4540   Vega/Fairbanks   Whyte Laydie   1918   #33673   VG   hsc   $2600       Repaired heel-crack, otherwise completely original; star & dot inlays   
4560   Vega/Fairbanks   Little Wonder Fretless   1918   #30975   Exc   hsc   $1595       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   
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