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  • Built in jazz-age Boston, this Vega tenor banjo features a maple rim and neck, Tubaphone tone ring, and a Presto tailpiece. Features include ebony fingerboard with pearl inlay and Grover Patent tuners. Made in USA (needs new nut, fret level, dowel reset and set-up, skin head - sold AS-IS)
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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880
  • SN 78288
  • 1925
  • VGC (action high, needs new nut, fret level, dowel reset and set-up, skin head, strings - sold AS-IS)
  • Satin natural finish 
  • 1-5/32" nut
  • 1/2" maple rim with tortoise plastic binding and black finished end cap
  • 10-15/16" skin head (broken)
  • Bracket band
  • Dowel stick stamped "78288", "Tubaphone" banner, "STYLE M", "VEGA" in stars, "FAIRBANKS BANJO | MADE BY | THE VEGA COMPANY | BOSTON, MASS." "Patent numbers"
  • 28 (rusty) brackets, hooks and nuts
  • Tubaphone tone ring
  • Presto tailpiece 
  • 2-piece maple neck
  • Ivoroid-bound 17-fret ebony fingerboard
  • "V" neck profile
  • Pearl wings, star, and dot inlays
  • Grover Patent tuners with ivoroid tuners
  • 21-1/4" scale
  • 7.0 lbs.
  • Ebony peghead overlay features pearl torch and logo inlays
  • Original hardshell case (worn) (green lining)
  • Made in Boston, USA

Vega Style M Tubaphone Tenor Banjo (1925)

Intl. Fees
AS-IS
Used

SKU: 80U-211598

Regular price
$950 USD
Regular price
Sale price
$950 USD
Built in jazz-age Boston, this Vega tenor banjo features a maple rim and neck, Tubaphone tone ring, and a Presto tailpiece. Features include ebony fingerboard with pearl inlay and Grover Patent tuners. Made in USA (needs new nut, fret level, dowel reset and set-up, skin head - sold AS-IS)
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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880
  • SN 78288
  • 1925
  • VGC (action high, needs new nut, fret level, dowel reset and set-up, skin head, strings - sold AS-IS)
  • Satin natural finish 
  • 1-5/32" nut
  • 1/2" maple rim with tortoise plastic binding and black finished end cap
  • 10-15/16" skin head (broken)
  • Bracket band
  • Dowel stick stamped "78288", "Tubaphone" banner, "STYLE M", "VEGA" in stars, "FAIRBANKS BANJO | MADE BY | THE VEGA COMPANY | BOSTON, MASS." "Patent numbers"
  • 28 (rusty) brackets, hooks and nuts
  • Tubaphone tone ring
  • Presto tailpiece 
  • 2-piece maple neck
  • Ivoroid-bound 17-fret ebony fingerboard
  • "V" neck profile
  • Pearl wings, star, and dot inlays
  • Grover Patent tuners with ivoroid tuners
  • 21-1/4" scale
  • 7.0 lbs.
  • Ebony peghead overlay features pearl torch and logo inlays
  • Original hardshell case (worn) (green lining)
  • Made in Boston, USA