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A blast from the past, this Vegaphone Professional tenor has a maple rim, "pie section" resonator and 2-piece neck, ebony fingerboard, Planet tuners, and a Tubaphone tone ring. A great prospect for a 5-string conversion. Period hard shell case. Made in USA. (needs work: replace missing fingerboard binding, 3 hooks and bolts and 16 flanges, needs cleaning, etc. - 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 86124
- 1929
- VGC*
- Sunburst finish on neck and resonator
- 2-piece maple neck with dark center strip
- Maple "pie section" resonator
- ~1/2" multi-ply maple rim
- Tortoise plastic binding on rim and resonator
- 19-fret ebony fingerboard (missing binding)
- Pearl scroll at 1st fret, star at 5th fret, dots elsewhere
- Headstock features "VEGA" logo and torch inlay
- Planet tuners stamped "PAT.PEND" with ivoroid buttons
- 10-15/16" skin head
- Tubaphone tone ring, notched tension hoop
- 25 brackets and bolts (needs 28, missing 3 hooks and nuts)
- Bracket band, 11 individual flanges (missing 16)
- Dowel stick stamped "VEGAPHONE" and "PROFESSIONAL"
- "GROVER PATENT" Presto tailpiece engraved "VEGAPHONE / PROFESSIONAL"
- Armrest
- 1-1/8" nut, 22-1/4" scale
- Period hard shell case (purple lining)
- Made in USA
*(needs work: replace fingerboard binding, 3 hooks and bolts and 16 flanges, needs cleaning, etc. - sold AS-IS)
Vega Vegaphone Professional Tenor Banjo (1929)
Vega Vegaphone Professional Tenor Banjo (1929)
SKU: 80U-218594
A blast from the past, this Vegaphone Professional tenor has a maple rim, "pie section" resonator and 2-piece neck, ebony fingerboard, Planet tuners, and a Tubaphone tone ring. A great prospect for a 5-string conversion. Period hard shell case. Made in USA. (needs work: replace missing fingerboard binding, 3 hooks and bolts and 16 flanges, needs cleaning, etc. - 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 86124
- 1929
- VGC*
- Sunburst finish on neck and resonator
- 2-piece maple neck with dark center strip
- Maple "pie section" resonator
- ~1/2" multi-ply maple rim
- Tortoise plastic binding on rim and resonator
- 19-fret ebony fingerboard (missing binding)
- Pearl scroll at 1st fret, star at 5th fret, dots elsewhere
- Headstock features "VEGA" logo and torch inlay
- Planet tuners stamped "PAT.PEND" with ivoroid buttons
- 10-15/16" skin head
- Tubaphone tone ring, notched tension hoop
- 25 brackets and bolts (needs 28, missing 3 hooks and nuts)
- Bracket band, 11 individual flanges (missing 16)
- Dowel stick stamped "VEGAPHONE" and "PROFESSIONAL"
- "GROVER PATENT" Presto tailpiece engraved "VEGAPHONE / PROFESSIONAL"
- Armrest
- 1-1/8" nut, 22-1/4" scale
- Period hard shell case (purple lining)
- Made in USA
*(needs work: replace fingerboard binding, 3 hooks and bolts and 16 flanges, needs cleaning, etc. - sold AS-IS)