Vega Vegaphone Professional 19 fret tenor banjo in pristine condition. All original with matching serial number on rim and perch pole #89839 dating the banjo at 1927. Beautiful amber 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, newly installed geared tuners with pearl effect buttons all working perfectly and holding tune. The banjo has a scale length of ~23-1/8″ and has been recently professionally 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 black leatherette hardshell case. This banjo has incredible power and sustain, check out the video performed by Annie Smyth from Co. Armagh.

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1925 Paramount Style A 19 fret tenor banjo from the famous Rettburg & Lange factory New York.  This Style A is in excellent condition throughout both lacquer finish and nickel plating as shown in the photographs. The serial stamped number stamped on the perch pole and inner rim #5975 which makes it late 1925, serial numbers from 6000-7000 where built in 1926.

The ‘Style A model’ were made from quality rock maple tone wood, and with ageing the patina of the lacquer turns to beautiful amber tones. The banjo has a perfectly straight neck with good original frets and low string action. Fitted with 12, 17, 26, 36, bronze phospher Harmonic German strings and setup for trad playing. Fitted a new Remo white smooth top 11 – 2/16″ head which produces great crisp sustaining tones from the arch top tone ring. All of the hooks and nuts are all original Paramount. Comes with newer black leatherette hard shell case finished with inner black lining. The banjo has been very well cared for throughout its lifetime as seen from the photos, if you require any more info please let me know. Please check out the video below performed by Annie Smyth from Co. Armagh.

Banjo details

• The headstock has mother of pearl inlay with elaborate floral designs
• Maple neck with centre walnut strip and purfling on the sides of the neck
• Rosewood fretboard with diamond MOP inlay position markers
• 23″ scale length neck from nut to bridge
• 24 bracket hooks & nuts supporting archtop tone ring
• Round hole flange plate
• Paramount swivel lock tailpiece
• Paramount flat bar adjustable armrest
• Remo white smooth top 11 – 2/16″ head
• Fancy wood marquetry wood banding on rim

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