Elderly Instruments Latest - 4-String Banjo http://elderly.com/list/4-string_banjos/new.rss en-us copyright 2009 Elderly Instruments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:11:47 -0500 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:11:47 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com mahogany neck (with the famous gargoyle peghead) and resonator, white-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard, fancy pearl inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, 26-1/8" scale, 3-1/2" deep body, Trujo-patented megaphone tone ring, nickel hardware, Presto tailpiece, spring-loaded mute, Grover pancake tuners with ivoroid buttons, concentric rings of w-b-w purfling on back of resonator, made by Gibson, on consignment, with OHSC (SN:3031-A) ($3,000.00) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2270.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2270.htm EC, 10-15/16" rim, tubaphone tone ring, maple neck and gold pearloid-covered resonator, 19-fret ebony fingerboard (refretted and new ivoroid binding) with fancy engraved inlays, 1-1/8" nut width, 23" scale, Snuffy Smith bridge, gold hardware, clamshell tailpiece engraved "Vegaphone", 28 brackets, bracket band, tension hoop and 4-piece flat plate flange appear to be re-plated, engraved fern inlay in headstock, replacement geared Krishot tuners with ivoroid buttons, neck appears to be oversprayed, nice restoration, with OHSC (SN:97314) ($1,600.00) ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2275.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2275.htm VGC except needs extensive work (glue crack in resonator veneer and reattach resonator to rim, clean, fill and re-drill nut hook mounts on rim and resonator, replace missing brackets and bracket mount grommet, new head, replace missing inlays, optionally refret to straighten neck, clean, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), walnut resonator and two piece neck, ivoroid-bound 19-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearl leaf inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, ~23" scale, lattice flange, double ivoroid-bound resonator with marquetry-style decal purfling and rosette, later pancake-style geared tuners with white plastic buttons, with period HSC (SN:45021) ($200.00) ]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2196.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2196.htm Based upon classic designs this acoustic tenor guitar features a small "0" size 14-fret body, solid spruce top, laminated mahogany back & sides, mahogany neck w/adjustable truss rod, dot-inlaid rosewood fingerboard, bound top, back & fingerboard, ornate peghead inlay, bone saddle & nut, nickel tuners, black pickguard and full gloss finish. Tune it like the top 4 strings of a guitar, or in 5ths. Imported from Asia. ($371.25) ]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/BR40T.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/BR40T.htm VG-EC, classic guitar-shaped nickel-plated brass body, 1-piece maple neck with ivoroid-bound dark-stained hardwood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, banjo-style headstock with Planet tuners stamped "PLANET PAT. PEND." with ivoroid buttons, string scratches around tuner posts and part of National decal missing on peghead, body stamped "PAT. PEND." at end of fingerboard and serial number on bottom side near tailpiece, 1-7/16" nut width, ~22-7/8" scale, appears all original except for replacement bone nut, on consignment, with very poor condition over-size SSC (red lining) (SN:861) ($2,200.00) ]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2253.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2253.htm EC+, 11" Fiberskyn head, transparent dark brown finish, flamed maple neck, rim and resonator, 9/16" rim thickness, dual coordinator rods, 28 hole Silverspun tone ring (similar to B&D Silverbell), 24 brackets and shoes, cool press-on pieplate resonator with floral engraving and "Eddy Davis" signature in the middle, 2-piece flamed maple neck with black-bound ebony fingerboard, ebony heel cap with maple-ebony underlay, 19 frets, block pearl inlays with fancy floral engraving and "Eddy Davis" engraved at 19th fret, ebony headstock overlay with pearl "OME" logo and flower inlays, offset geared Schaller tuners with pearloid buttons, heavily engraved Oettinger finger-style tailpiece, heavily gold plated hardware and heavily engraved tension hoop, tone ring and Richelieu pick holder, custom ebony armrest with pearl inlaid "EDDY DAVIS", 1-1/4" nut width, 22-1/8" scale, made in Boulder, CO for NY Jazz banjoist Eddy Davis, with black carrying bag ($4,000.00) ]]> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2047.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2047.htm VG-EC, frosted Remo plastic head, mahogany neck and w-b-w double-bound resonator, w-b-w concentric purfling rings on back of resonator, sunburst finish, white-bound 19-fret Brazilian rosewood fretboard with pearl bowtie inlays, block inlay on 19th fret engraved "MASTERTONE", dark stained 15/32" rim, single coordinator rod, 20 hole flathead Mastertone tone ring, one piece flange, stairstep tuners with metal keystone buttons, white-bound peghead with pearl "Gibson" and crown inlays, 22-5/8" scale, 1-3/16" nut width, with black wooden OHSC (gold lining - tuning wrench and hang tag included) (SN:200362) ($1,850.00) ]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2217.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2217.htm VGC+ except 2 splinted outer pickguard cracks (which are finished over) and one other repaired top crack, double tortoise plastic-bound 13-5/8" body, X-braced spruce top, mahogany back, sides and (14-fret) neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard with pearl dot markers, 20 frets, Brazilian rosewood belly bridge, open back Grover tuners with butterbean buttons, ~22-7/8" scale, tortoise plastic pickguard, with OSSC (black with red lining) (SN:198916) ($1,500.00) ]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2231.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2231.htm Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/GTIT800.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/GTIT800.htm EC-, 11" plastic head, white-bound sunburst maple resonator, mahogany neck with center-dip peghead, 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, ~23-1/2" scale length, nickel hardware, one-piece flange, simple brass hoop tone ring, single coordinator rod, four chrome geared tuners with white plastic buttons, nick in fingerboard edge between frets 16 and 17, on consignment, with OHSC (gold lining) (SN:351927) ($1,000.00) ]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2248.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2248.htm VG-EC, maple rim and resonator with ~11" flat spruce top, 16 ovoid soundholes in resonator ledge (think flange), 2-piece maple neck with rosewood-bound rosewood fingerboard, 22 frets, large volute or "hand-stop" on neck behind the nut, pearl split-squares and dot inlays at frets 5,7,9,12 and 17, rosewood double-bound resonator (binding has shrunk a little on back) and soundboard, 3-ply side and back purflings, ebony peghead overlay inlaid with four plaques engraved "PARAMOUNT - PLECTRUM - HARP - Wm L. LANGE" from top to bottom, tailpiece and cover are hinged together, period replacement mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, essentially a plectrum banjo with a spruce top or...a plectrum guitar in the shape of a banjo, either way a very rare and interesting instrument, mellow tone perfect for practice around the home, 1-3/16" nut width, ~26-7/8" scale, on consignment, with SSC (foam lining) ($1,200.00) ]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2242.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2242.htm Tenor banjo and octave mando players will like this instrument patterned after a 1920's vintage SS Stewart label tenor guitar. Solid Sitka Spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, ebony fingerboard with abalone dots, banjo-style peghead with ebony overlay, 21" scale length, 32" total length, upper bout 8", lower bout 11", round sound hole with wood-inlaid rosette, black plastic binding, and ladder bracing. 5-Star geared planetary tuners, carbon rod reinforced neck, bone nut, Waverly tailpiece and floating ebony bridge. Originally intended for banjo players and tuned in fifths, this instrument can be tuned an octave lower than a fiddle or mandolin, in both standard (GDAE) and a variety of open tunings. Handcrafted in Ithaca, New York. . ($1600.00) ]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/JDS1S.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/JDS1S.htm VG-EC, sunburst maple neck and tortoise plastic-bound pie-section resonator, ~10-15/16" skin head, 1/2" maple rim (finish has been removed from outside), tubaphone tone ring, 28 brackets and individual flanges (the mounting screw for one flange is broken, flange hook and nut are included), 19-fret ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, star inlay at fifth fret and scroll inlay at first fret, 1-5/32" nut width, ~23-1/8" scale length, Vega armrest, engraved Presto tailpiece, "VEGA" torch inlay on headstock, "Pat. Pend. Planet" geared tuners with ivoroid buttons, on consignment, with OHSC (green lining, missing handle) (SN:85708) ($1,250.00) ]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2241.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2241.htm VG-EC except for added jewel and "M" on the headstock and small break in flesh hoop by neck joint and could use minor work (dress frets, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), 7/16" maple rim, sunburst finish maple neck and white-bound resonator, 19-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, one-piece flange, single coordinator rod, ~11" skin head, 24 brackets, armrest, "GROVER PATENT" tailpiece, ~22-5/8" scale, 1-3/16" nut width, "GROVER PAT" pancake tuners, black peghead with white silkscreened script "Gibson" logo, white painted on purfling added to front of headstock, good candidate for conversion, with black OHSC (blue lining) ($1,800.00) ]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2237.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2237.htm EC+, a seriously clean example of a 60's Gibson Custom-Made two headed tone monster, SG style mahogany body, cherry finish, top neck is a mandolin, 1 humbucking pickup, 1-1/4" nut, 14" scale, bottom neck is a tenor guitar, 2 humbucking pickups, 1-5/16" nut, 22-3/4" scale, BOTH necks have bound ebony fretboards, block inlays, L-5 style headstock overlays (flowerpot inlays), lap steel style tailpieces, tune-o-matic style bridges with (proper 60's nylon saddles and Gibson / Kluson tuners, all gold hardware, just a swank looking instrument, the 3 humbuckings all have pearl inserts on the 2 outside screw holes!, with OHSC (SN:849538) ($13,500.00) ]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2234.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2234.htm TENOR OPENBACK - Inspired by the old Harmony banjos this openback features an 11" diameter composite rim w/ standard 24-hook pattern, beveled tension hoop w/ flat hooks, Vega style armrest, bound mahogany neck w/ dot-inlaid rosewood fingerboard & adjustable truss rod, solid peghead w/ guitar style tuners, a nice entry-level tenor banjo. ($175.00) ]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/RB20T.htm http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/RB20T.htm VG-EC, 7/16" maple rim, sunburst finish maple neck and white-bound resonator, 19-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, one-piece flange, single coordinator rod, ~11" Remo frosted top head, 24 brackets, armrest, back of headstock stamped "MADE IN U.S.A." which means it was built for export, inside of resonator is signed by someone from Ontario and dated 1989, replacement Kershner tailpiece, 22-7/8" scale, 1-3/16" nut width, Grover PAT" pancake tuners, black peghead with white silkscreened script "Gibson" logo, good candidate for conversion or nice like this! With shaped black nylon HSC (black lining), on consignment ($2,400.00) ]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2221.htm http://elderly.com/vintage/items/80U-2221.htm