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VEGA TUBAPHONE CONVERSION (1928)

VEGA TUBAPHONE CONVERSION (1928)
EC, 5-ply maple bracket band rim (1/2" thick), 28 brackets, 11" Renaissance head, natural finish with tortoise plastic binding inside and out, tubaphone tone ring, very good reproduction 2-piece flamed maple neck, silver/grey stain, 26-3/8" scale, 1-3/16" nut width, ivoroid-bound ebony fretboard with pearl dot and star inlays, ebony peghead overlay with fancy inlay and Vega logo, Kershner style tailpiece, four "Planet Pat. Pend. (Saturn logo)" tuners with ivoroid buttons, newer "Five Star Planet" 5th string tuner with ivoroid button, dowel stick replaced by single coordinator rod, on consignment, with HSC (blue lining) (SN:81424)
60U-2223 - No longer available - $1,600.00
body-front (click)
front (click)
back (click)
bridge-tailpiece (click)
case-open (click)
case (click)
fretboard (click)
headstock-back (click)
headstock-front (click)
heel (click)
rim-back (click)
rim-detail (click)

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