Nice banjo! Plays okay and is setup for Irish tenor. Maple neck and "pie section" resonator. Tubaphone tone ring. With period HSC (purple lining). VGC+ except could use some work (dress frets, replace fingerboard binding on treble side of neck, etc. - sold AS-IS)
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Nice banjo for potential 5-string conversion
SN 89636
1929
VGC+ * (see below)
Sunburst finish on neck and resonator
2-piece maple neck with dark center strip
Maple "pie section" resonator
~1/2" maple rim
Rim and resonator have tortoise plastic binding
19-fret ebony fingerboard
Pearl scroll at 1st fret, star at 5th fret, dots elsewhere
Headstock features "VEGA" logo and torch inlay
Planet tuners stamped "PAT.PEND" and have ivoroid buttons
10-15/16" Remo frosted top head
Tubaphone tone ring, notched tension hoop
28 brackets and bracket band (6 changed nuts)
Bracket band, 4-piece flat plate flange with triangular cutouts
Dowel stick stamped "VEGAPHONE" (small hole drilled thru E)
"GROVER PATENT" Presto tailpiece engraved "VEGAPHONE / PROFESSIONAL"
Engraved star on tailpiece cover also with "VEGA" in center
1-1/8" nut, ~23" scale
Setup for Irish tenor tuning G D A E low to high
With period HSC (purple lining)
"VGC+ except could use some work (dress frets, repla(more...)

Vega Vegaphone Professional Tenor Banjo (1929)

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SKU: 80U-208454

Regular price: $875 USD
Regular price: ~~$1,000 USD~~
Sale price: $875 USD
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Nice banjo! Plays okay and is setup for Irish tenor. Maple neck and "pie section" resonator. Tubaphone tone ring. With period HSC (purple lining). VGC+ except could use some work (dress frets, replace fingerboard binding on treble side of neck, etc. - sold AS-IS)

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