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Vega Vegaphone Professional 19 fret tenor banjo in pristine condition. All original with matching serial number on rim and perch pole #89335 dating the banjo at 1927. Beautiful sunburst finish to the resonator with tortoise shell binding side walls and maple bound pie-section to rear. All metal parts are nickel plated in excellent condition. The rim is made from 1/2″ maple ply with 28 brackets and 4 piece flange plates, 19 fret ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl vega inlays. The headstock bears the Vega name surrounded with a floral design. Heavy duty tension flange and tubaphone tone ring. Original Vega armrest and Vega Professional stamped Presto tailpiece, Grover off-set geared tuners with ivoroid buttons all working perfectly and holding tune. The banjo has a scale length of ~23-1/8″ and has been recently refretted. The neck is straight and plays beautifully up the fret board. It has been very well cared for over its life time, so why not own a classic. The banjo comes with a new brown leatherette hardshell case with gold latches.

For Sale £1475

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A beautifully restored 1926 Bacon & Day SilverBell N0.1 made in Groton, CT. The Bacon and Day company was the collaboration of David Day, former plant manager of the Vega Banjo Company and Fred Bacon. The Bacon and Day company are universally known for their craftsmanship and exceptional build quality of prewar tenor banjos. The Silver Bells in particular have exceptional volume and cutting power, with great tonal qualities and very much sought after by the Irish banjoist. The neck is 100% straight with low playing action and It plays in tonal perfection up the fret length. The neck has been professionally refinished along with the resonator.  5 piece maple/ebony neck with ivoroid binding along the fretboard edge. Ivoroid-bound 24 frets ebony fingerboard with varied MOP inlay pattern position makers, (20 frets to the tension hoop) and has a scale length of 23.5″ and nut width of 30mm.  The finely shaped heel cap is made from ebony. “B&D / SILVER / BELL” and fancy pearl leaf inlays on headstock overlay. The geared tuners are 5 star quality with ivoriod cream buttons.

The resonator is beautifully finished in a dark brown sunburst and connected to a f style flange. Plating throughout is in very good condition as seen from the photos. This model has the Silverbell tone ring with the 29 holes for better acoustic sound. The banjo is fitted with a new white smooth top Remo 11″ head and one of Marinie Toman’s hand crafted ebony bridges, original Oettinger 4 finger tailpiece and B&D armrest. Fitted with new nickel strings 12,17,28,38 and comes with brand new brown leatherette hardshell case.

Banjo serial #17698

Details:

• f hole resonator flange
• 24 fret ebony extended fingerboard with beautiful diamond cut pearl inlay postion markers.
• 5 piece maple/ebony neck with ivoroid binding along the fretboard edge.
• Fancy floral design pearl inlaid head-stock bearing the name SilverBell
• Mother of pearl inlay to rear of headstock
• Oettinger 4 finger tailpiece and Hercules geared tuners
• New hardshell case

For Sale £1850

(Banjo on consignment | currently in my possession)