Intermountain Guitar and Banjo, Salt Lake City, Utah

Used 5-String Open Back Banjos

This web page last updated on 7/28/2010

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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.   
5882   Bart Reiter   Special   1993   #1076   Exc   hsc   $1050          
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   
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   
5620   Fairbanks   Special Electric   1896   #15810   Exc   yes   $1495       Reproduction neck with nice pearl inlays, carved heel, geared pegs   
5060   Gibson   RB-4   1918   #355   Ex-Fine   hsc   $2000       Reproduction 5-string neck by Leonard Coulson of Intermountain Guitar & Banjo, 12" hollow rim   
5921   Lyon & Healy   Olympic   1890s   #none   Pristine & Unplayed   ssc   $795       All-original, 11" spun-metal rim, nice pearl & copper inlays, nyl-gut strings   
5845   OME   Jubilee   RECENT   #5267   N. Mint   hsc   $1375       11" rim, minstrel headstock   
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   
4764   S. S. Stewart   Banjeaurine   1890s   #19933   Exc Orig   hsc   $1000       10" rim, 21" scale, nice pearl, carved heel   
5906   S. S. Stewart   'American Princess'   1890s   #18125   Ex-Fine & Orig   yes   $1100       10" rim, 24" scale   
5937   S. S. Stewart   'Lady Stewart'   1890s   #61771   See Note   yes   $1100       9" rim, 22 1/2" scale, excellent & original with planetary geared pegs   
4886   Unknown   Zither-Banjo   ca 1910       Exc   yes   $295       Made in England, plays great   
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   
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   
5922   Vega   Tu-Ba-Phone   1930   #91270   Exc   Custom Coffin   $1695       Ex-long 25-fret curly maple reproduction neck by noted luthier & author Don Teeter; fancy pearl inlays; custom coffin case by Teeter   
5946   Vega   Folk Wonder 5   1967   #127468   Exc   hsc   $795       Little Wonder tone ring, Scruggs pegs, resonator & flanges available   
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   
5802   Vega/Fairbanks   Whyte Laydie #2   1919   #36942   Ex-Fine   hsc   $2200       10" rim, curly maple 5-string conversion by Intermountain Guitar & Banjo, 24 1/2" scale, engraved pearl inlays, fingerboard 'scoop'   
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   
5854   Washburn   Style A   1920s   #13349   Ex-Fine   hsc   $1500       Good curly maple 5-string conversion neck w/ abalone inlays