VG-EC, ~10-3/4" head, 9/32" metal clad wood rim, 30 brackets, cherry(?) neck with dark stain finish, wood-bound 17-fret fingerboard, pearl block inlay covers entire fingerboard with various fancy inset abalone inlays, 1-5/16" nut width, ~25-15/16" scale length, Elite tailpiece, white plastic violin friction pegs, fancy pearl and abalone peghead inlay, set-up with nylon strings, made for Sears, Roebuck and Co., very cool, on consignment, with newer oversize SSC (red interior)
60U-2136
$1,200.00
BACON GRAND CONCERT (1920's)
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VG-EC, donut style tone ring, natural finish, maple resonator with dark back veneer and 2 f-holes, 24 brackets, 11" head, maple neck with dark veneer and inlay on back of headstock, nice replacement 22-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, ~27" scale length, cream-bound body, ivoroid-bound neck, gold friction tuners with pearloid buttons (2nd tuner replaced), front headstock veneer with "Bacon" script and fancy inlay, dowel stick has been repaired (partially sawed off and a graphite rod has been inserted to secure the repair, which is invisible from the outside), really nice and rare old Bacon, on consignment, with oversized period HSC (green lining), price reduced (SN:5973)
60U-2080
$2,950.00
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BACON MONTANA SPECIAL (1924)
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VG-EC, believed to be made for cowboy star Montana (who dressed in all white and was called the "Cowboy Beau Brummel" and for whom the later series of Bacon & Day ivoroid banjos were named) but in any event is one of very few similar banjos to have surfaced, 11" plastic head, 27-1/16" scale, 1-7/32" nut width, unique tone ring reminiscent of Vega tubaphone but with a solid instead of hollow tube with holes (see photos), 24 brackets, natural finish 9/16" maple rim with ivoroid exterior and ivoroid trim on back edge, natural finish 2-piece maple (possibly white holly) neck, ivoroid-bound ivoroid fretboard with nice pearl inlays, ivoroid peghead overlay with multiple rhinestones inlaid in the form of two stars, Planetary (marked "Planet PAT PEND.) tuners with ivoroid buttons, friction 5th peg, modern replacement No Knot tailpiece (covers area where there was a 4-string tailpiece built into the tension hoop - Montana was a 4-string plectrum player), sounds great, super rare, with Harptone HSC (black with violet interior), price reduced (SN:16606)
60U-1899
$6,750.00
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CHUCK LEE CHAUTAUQUA (recent)
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EC+, JLS Silver Bell style tone ring on 11" maple-capped cherry rim with 7/16" thickness, ebony peghead overlay with inlay of an angel standing on a cloud, ebony fretboard with offset pearl dot inlays, laminated cherry neck with colored veneers running up each side of the center strip, under the peghead, fingerboard and heel cap, shaped heel, 25.5" scale, double action truss-rod, scalloped bone nut measures 1-9/32", ebony peghead overlay, geared tuners with ivoroid buttons, geared 5th string tuner, Vega style nuts, pearl side dots, No Knot tailpiece, 14 brackets, and Renaissance head, made in Ovilla, TX, on consignment, arched-lid HSC (green lining) (SN:358)
60U-2195
$2,300.00
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GIBSON RB-175 (1963)
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EC-, extra long neck (Seeger style) banjo, 25/32" 5-ply maple rim, mahogany neck with volute, guitar shaped headstock, 25-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, ~32-1/8" scale, 1/4" brass tone hoop, 24 brackets, single coordinator rod, tension tailpiece, chrome armrest, 4 geared tuners with white plastic buttons, Grover mechanical friction 5th string peg with metal button, with faux alligator OSSC (brown lining) (SN:141018)
60U-2138
$1,100.00
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GIBSON RB-175 (1963)
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EC-, extra long neck (Seeger style) banjo, 25/32" 5-ply maple rim, mahogany neck with volute, guitar shaped headstock, 25-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, ~32-1/8" scale, 1/4" brass tone hoop, 24 brackets, single coordinator rod, replacement tailpiece, chrome armrest, 4 geared tuners with ivoroid plastic buttons, Grover mechanical friction 5th string peg with metal button, Shubb 5th string capo installed, with faux alligator OSSC (brown lining) (SN:126923)
60U-2173
$1,200.00
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H.C. NELSEN (c.1890)
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VG-EC except needs work (install new high crown head, reglue loose peghead veneer, reglue fingerboard on bass side, shim nut, dress and level frets, install new bridge, strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), ~11-1/8" head, 7/16" black painted metal clad wood rim, 24 brackets, black painted neck, 17-fret ebony fingerboard with micro dot inlays, 1-11/32" nut width, ~25-1/2" scale length, replacement tailpiece, four replacement friction tuners with black plastic buttons, replacement chrome geared 5th string tuner, "TS" and "Theo Smith" written on nickel silver heel cap, likely made by J.B. Schall, a cool rare banjo, "MADE FOR WM BECKER CHICAGO" and "H.C. NELSEN MAKER CHICAGO" written on dowel stick, nice project. NOTE: Our friend and Chicago-area banjo expert Juel Ulven tells us that this Wm Becker is likely "the same William Becker that testified as an expert witness in the U.S. Supreme Court appearl where H.C. Dobson and C.E. Dobson sued E.J. Cubley for patent infringement with his all metal rim patent & construction. They had lost the civil case and the appeal was argued April 10-11, 1893, and the Supreme Court ruled that Cubley's patent for the rim design was not infringing on the Dobson patents. Probably one of the few times banjo decisions have gone to the Supreme Court. Becker was listed in the 1889 and 1890 Chicago Lakeside City Directory as a "Music & Musical Instrument" dealer."
60U-2068
$550.00
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MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. WINDSOR (c.1890's)
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VG-EC, ~10-1/2" frosted plastic head, 5/16" metal clad wood rim, 20 brackets, mahogany neck with ornate heel carving, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, ~26-1/8" scale length, ebony peghead overlay with fancy pearl inlays and star, five mechanical friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, metal plate on dowel stick reads "MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. / WINDSOR", a screw has been added to end of dowel stick to help secure neck, made by Lyon & Healy in Chicago, very similar to a Washburn Model 1050, on consignment
60U-2082
$1,200.00
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S.S. STEWART CHAMPION (1895)
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VG-EC except needs work (reseat and dress frets, replace missing hook, re-angle neck, restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), ~11-1/2" metal clad wood rim, cherry neck with lightly carved heel, 20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl diamond and moon & star inlays, Elite tailpiece, ~1-1/4" nut width, 27" scale, 24 brackets, ebony headstock overlay with pearl flowerpot inlay, mechanical friction tuners, made in Philadelphia, no case (SN:51797)
60U-2005
$900.00
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S.S. STEWART ORCHESTRA NO. 2 (c.1890)
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EC-, 12" frosted head, metal clad wood rim, 30 brackets, cherry neck with carved heel, 19-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy pearl diamond, moon and star inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, ~27-1/4"" scale, unique tailpiece, ebony headstock overlay with fancy pearl inlays, mechanical friction tuners marked "PAT. MAY 8, 88" with ivoroid buttons, mechanical friction 5th string peg with black plastic button, setup with 1/2" bridge and steel strings, made in Philadelphia, very cool, with newer rough SSC (missing handle) (SN:10688)
60U-2017
$1,750.00
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VEGA LONG NECK BANJO (1999)
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EC+, extra long neck banjo in the style of the 1960's Vega Pete Seeger model, made by Deering, tubaphone tone ring, 1/2" maple rim, 24 brackets, dual co-ordinator rods, bound ebony fretboard with 25 frets and dot inlays, 1-5/16" nut width, ~32-1/8" scale (27" scale with capo at 3rd fret and banjo at concert pitch), pearl inlaid Vega logo and star on headstock, one-piece dark-stained flamed-maple neck, nickel hardware, 5 geared tuners, Shubb 5th string capo installed, very good sound, made by Deering, with arched-lid HSC (burgundy lining) (SN:031062997164)
60U-2200
$2,750.00
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VEGA SS-5 FOLKLORE (1964)
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EC, 10-15/16" Fiberskyn head, extra long (Seeger style) sunburst finished maple neck, 25-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, ~32" scale, 9/16" 8-ply rim, dual coordiantor rods, 24 brackets, replacement Five Star Planet tuners with black plastic buttons, mechanical friction 5th string peg, railroad spikes installed at frets 10, 12 and 13, Pick-Up the World pickup installed, with HSC (burgundy lining) (SN:A-10542)
60U-2198
$985.00
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