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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 |