Intermountain Guitar and Banjo, Salt Lake City, Utah

Used 5-String Open Back Banjos

This web page last updated on 7/17/2008

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Index Maker Model Year   Serial #    Cond   Case   Price     Note  
3908   Benary   Banjeaurine   ca 1890   #none   See Note   none   $500       12" rim, 19 1/2" scale, ivoroid friction pegs, refinished walnut neck with a few inlays, non-original hooks & nuts, new skin head   
5158   Deering   Good-Time Banjo   ca 1999   #none   Nearly Perfect & Unplayed   gig bag   $275          
5173   Dobson, George C.   5-String Banjo   1890s   #none   Largely Original   yes   $1200       10" rim, 24 1/2" scale, elaborate brass & shell inlays   
5174   Dobson, H.C.   5-String Banjo   1880s   #22767   Largely Original   yes   $975       22 1/2" scale, Dobson doughnut tone ring, simple inlays, pretty cute with rakish peghead & charming knot in heel   
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   
5175   Fairbanks   Whyte Laydie #2   1910   #26616   Exc & Orig   orig hsc   $4400       Engraved inlays   
3507   Fairbanks, A.C.   Pony Banjo   1896   #16158   Ex-Fine   yes   $1995       9" head; 19" scale; 28" total length; black wooden shell with Little Wonder style tone ring; mahogany reproduction 5-string neck by Intermountain Guitar & Banjo, with ebony fingerboard & engraved shell inlays; Fairbanks plate   
5060   Gibson   RB-4   1918   #355   Ex-Fine   hsc   $2400       Reproduction 5-string neck by Leonard Coulson of Intermountain Guitar & Banjo, 12" hollow rim   
5189   Lange [unlabeled]   5-String Banjo   ca 1915       Exc & Orig   hsc   $1295       Figured maple neck & rim, floral fingerboard inlays, modern planetary pegs   
5138   Lyon & Healy   'Mystic'   1890s   #none   Ex-Fine   ssc   $695       10 1/2" rim, 22 frets, 26" scale, nice brass & shell inlays, ex-fine with minor restoration   
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   
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   
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   
4559   Vega   Whyte Laydie   1930   #92426   Exc   hsc   $1995       10 15/16" rim; plain maple reproduction 5-string neck with ebony finger-board by Leonard Coulson, Intermountain Guitar & Banjo; star inlays; planetary pegs   
4797   Vega   Tu-Ba-Phone #2   1970s   #2178   Exc w/ Minor Playing Wear      $1650          
4941   Vega   Electric   1924   #58868   Ex-Fine   hsc   $1950       Scalloped 'Whyte laydie' tone ring, mahogany reproduction neck by Fawley with large 'flower pot' peghead inlay   
5004   Vega   Pete Seeger Ex-Long Neck   1962   #A-100xxx   Exc   hsc   $4200       Dowel-stick, natural finish   
5143   Vega   Folk Ranger   1965   #A-124555   Ex-Fine & Unplayed   ssc   $695          
5171   Vega   Tu-Ba-Phone   1924   #61747   Ex-Fine   hsc   $2400       Mahogany reproduction neck with flowerpot peghead inlays, 10 15/16" rim with marquetry capping   
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   
4563   Vega/Fairbanks   Little Wonder   1920   #47036   Exc   hsc   $1695       Curly maple reproduction 5-string neck with ebony fingerboard by Leonard Coulson, Intermountain Guitar & Banjo; planetary tuners, nice old skin head   
4848   Vega/Fairbanks   Whyte Laydie #2   1922   #50010   See Note   hsc   $2950       All-original 5-string in wonderfully clean original condition, old planet geared pegs, replaced 5th peg, original skin head   
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