Other Used Banjos
Maker: Bacon
Year: 1922
Notes:
Early 1920's Bacon Blue Ribbon Style A Tenor Banjo.
Somewhat used, but all-original with modest playing wear.
11 1/2" rim with Calf-Skin Head. 21 3/4" scale with 17 frets.
Early version of the Silver Bell tone-ring.
Great-working Grover spring-loaded friction pegs,
Grover Presto Tailpiece.
Pop-off Back.
Good neck and low action.
Original Hard Case.
Maker: Bacon & Day
Year: 1931
Notes:
Early 1930's Silver Bell Tenor Banjo.
All-Original, Includes Oettinger Finger Tailpiece,
B&D Soft-Pedal Muting System, Grover Pancake Geared Pegs.
4 Original Resonator Thumb-Screws.
New TKL Hard Shell Case.
Neck and Action are OK;
We are offering this Banjo in AS-IS and AS-Found Condition
Because of Finish-Scratches on the Resonator Back and
Modest Fret-Wear.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1930
Notes:
Gibson-Made Kel Kroyden KK-11 Tenor banjo.
Basically equivalent to a Gibson TB-11.
Exceptional Fine and Original Condition.
Extra-Fine Original Hard Shell Case.
Offered in AS-FOUND Condition.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1919
Notes:
Gibson TB Tenor Banjo, first Year of Gibson's Banjo Production.
Pre-Trap-Door period.
12" Rim, Maple Neck with Ebony Fingerboard with 20 1/2" Scale length.
Calf Head.
Original Hard Case
Good Neck and Action.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1925
Notes:
TB-1 Tenor Banjo, one of the first new Gibson models of 1925.
10 1/2" maple rim with calf-skin head and large tube tone-ring.
18 fret Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with Nick Lucas pearl inlays.
20 3/4" Scale Length.
Very minor playing wear with great action and playability.
Pretty much all-original and Pretty Cute.
Gig Bag.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1928
Notes:
An All-Original Gibson TB-3 Tenor Banjo.
2-Piece flange with a 40-hole archtop tonering.
Nice original Hard Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1926
Notes:
1926 Gibson TB-3 Mastertone Tenor Banjo.
Ball-Bearing Arch-Top Tone Ring.
All-Original hardware and parts in excellent condition [one replacement resonator bolt].
The back of the maple neck, the ouside and bottom edge of the wood rim,
and the Back and sides of the resonator suffered an amateur refinish probably decades ago.
The binding on the resonator side has tiny cracks in it and is missing about 1/4" on one side.
The remains of the chalked serial # on the inside of the back of the resonator is still visible.
Original Grover two-tab geared pegs and Grover Presto Tailpiece.
A plectrum-length pre-war Gibson banjo case in useful condition is included.
Maker: Ludwig
Year: 1926
Notes:
A High-End Ludwig Ambassador Tenor Banjo.
Walnut Neck and Resonator with Elaborately-Engraved and Gold-Plated Hardware.
Ebony Peghead Facing and Fingerboard are Beautifully Inlaid with Fancy Engraved Mother-of-Pearl Inlays.
Good Neck, Good Action.
Original Gold-Plated Planet Tuners with Mother-of-Pearl Knobs.
Original Hard Case in Used but Serviceable Condition.
NOTE:
Since these photos were taken, this banjo has been Expertly Refinished and Set-Up.
Maker: Orpheum
Year: 1920
Notes:
Top-of-the-Line Orpheum #3 Special Tenor Banjo by William Lange.
The Holly-veneered 11 3/16" rim has a Calf-Skin Head.
The Holly neck has a 20 1/2" Scale and 17 Frets.
The Inlaid Peghead and Fingerboard are triimed with Holly.
Clean and Straight with Minor Playing Wear.
Modern TKL Hard Case.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1929
Notes:
A very nice Vega Vegaphone Soloist tenor banjo in excellent as-found condition.
Good neck and playability, great engraved pearl inlays.
Gold-Plated.
All Original hardware and parts, including Grover geared pegs with genuine Mother-of-Pearl knobs.
Tubaphone Tone-Ring. Original Calf Skin Head.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1913
Notes:
Fairbanks Banjo by the Vega Co.
10 1/8" Style K Rim with skin head.
Minor playing wear.
Four String neck, made for Steel Strings, but presently strung with nylon uke strings.
Original Hard Case in Used Condition.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1924
Notes:
An interesting and rare version of Vega's popular Style M Tenor Banjo model.
10 1/8" pot, 21 3/4" scale, 20 fret fingerboard.
Calf-skin head.
Engraved Tailpiece Cover.
Stew-Mac 5-Star planetary geared pegs.
This banjo is all-original and in excellent condition.
Gig Bag.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1922
Notes:
Well-played and original... Vega Style M Tubaphone short-scale Tenor Banjo.
10 11/16" Head
19 3/4'" Scale
17 frets.
Salvageable original hard case.
