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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. |
| 5395 | Bacon | Professional #3 Tenor | ca 1920 | #9056 | Exc | yes | $900 | | 17 frets, hollow rim |
| 4833 | Bacon & Day | Silver Bell #2 Tenor Banjo | 1924 | #12899 | Exc | hsc | $2200 | | Short-scale, 18 frets, carved heel, silver-plated, round-hole flange |
| 5345 | Bacon & Day | Silver Bell #1 Banjo-Mandolin | ca 1930 | #23946 | See Note | hsc | $2500 | | 10" rim with F-hole flange, excellent, original & rare |
| 5350 | Deering | Basic 4 Plectrum Banjo | 1993 | #2930 | As New & Unplayed | hsc | $800 | | |
| 5349 | Dopera | Banjitar | 1960s | Ex-Fine | hsc | $1600 | | 6-string banjo-guitar, heavy cast rim, fantastic elaborately hand-engraved resonator | |
| 4772 | Gibson | TB-100 | 1964 | #171516 | Exc | hsc | $1200 | | 4-string tenor, thick maple rim, 1-piece flange |
| 4948 | Gibson | MB-1 Mando-Banjo | 1926 | #8322-37 | Exc & Orig | hsc | $1095 | | Ripple flange |
| 5304 | Gibson | TB-2 | 1925 | #8043-14 | Clean & Orig | yes | $750 | | 10 1/2" open-back tenor, 19" scale, Nick Lucas inlays, plays great |
| 5346 | Gibson | MB-4 Mandolin-Banjo | 1924 | #11780-3 | Exc | hsc | $950 | | Open-back, snakehead |
| 5558 | Gibson | TB-3 | 1927 | #8527-41 | Nearly Perfect | hsc | $2695 | Late ball-bearing archtop tone ring, all-original & as-found | |
| 5540 | Iucci [?] | Tenor Banjo | 1920s | See Note | hsc | $1600 | | Mostly wooden, short-scale tenor with adjustable neck; a rare & felicitous marriage of a banjo & a tea-table. A wealth of marquetry & inlay in very fine original condition with minor repairs. | |
| 5526 | Leedy | Collegian Plectrum | Late 1920s | #1859 | VG-Exc | hsc | $500 | All-metal rim & resonator, straight neck, low action | |
| 5400 | Melody Plus | Plectrum Banjo | ca 1970 | #none | Exc | hsc | $175 | | Made in Japan, student instrument, straight neck |
| 5111 | Puntolillo | 'The Bell' Tenor Banjo | ca 1920 | #none | VG-Exc | hsc | $1400 | | Carved lion's-head heel, lots of pearl inlays,12" marquetry-laden rim, elaborate tone ring, short-scale |
| 4636 | Puntolilo | Princess Tenor Banjo | ca 1920 | Exc & Orig | hsc | $995 | | 121/2" rim, short-scale maple neck, massive & heavy tone-ring construction | |
| 5423 | Richelieu | 'Ne Plus Ultra' Golden Eagle Plectrum Banjo | 1979 | #1806368 | Exc w/ Minor Playing Wear | hsc | $3600 | | Gold-plated & engraved hardware, heavily-carved heel & back of peghead, inlaid eagle on resonator back |
| 3954 | Vega | Tu-Ba-Phone #3 Plectrum | 1922 | #50961 | Nearly Perfect | orig hsc | $1695 | | Carved heel, semi-open back, original bump hard case |
| 5221 | Vega | Tenor Lute | 1915 | #31885 | Exc & Orig | orig hsc | $1995 | | 4-string, cylinder-back, plays great |
| 5224 | Vega | Vegaphone Professional Tenor Banjo | 1928 | #84042 | Ex-Fine | hsc | $1395 | | Pie-section resonator & individual flanges, straight neck, original planet tuners, nice skin head |
| 5225 | Vega | Vegaphone Professional Tenor Banjo | 1928 | #79323 | Ex-Fine | hsc | $1395 | Pie-section resonator & individual flanges, straight neck, original planet tuners, new plastic head | |
| 5401 | Vega | Style M Tenor Banjo | 1924 | #56180 | VG-Exc | hsc | $1150 | | 11" Tu-Ba-Phone rim, 17 frets, modern planets, strung 'Irish-style' |
| 5463 | Vega | Tu-Ba-Phone Style M Tenor Banjo | 1926 | #65468 | Nearly Perfect | hsc | $1450 | | 17 frets, original skin head, 11 13/16" rim |
| 5544 | Vega | VegaVox IV / I Tenor Banjo | 1960 | #99775 | Ex-Fine | orig hsc | $2350 | | Carved heel, Tu-ba-Phone tone ring, minor fretwear in first position, Pyralin veneered resonator |
| 5527 | Vega/Fairbanks | Whyte Laydie Style R Tenor Banjo | 1918 | #34242 | Ex-Fine | hsc | $1300 | | 17 frets, 10 11/16" rim, straight neck, low action, Irish tuning |
| 4982 | Washburn | Style C Tenor Banjo | ca 1920 | #2454 | Ex-Fine | hsc | $595 | | 17-fret tenor banjo, 10 3/4" rim, 20" scale, open-back, neat hardware & special tone-ring |