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Vintage & Used Instruments - Open Back Banjos (5-string)

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Open Back Banjos (5-string)

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ACME "THE PEARL" (c.1908)
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 ..more...
60U-2136 $1,200.00


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BACON GRAND CONCERT (1920's)
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 ..more...
60U-2080 $2,950.00


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BACON MONTANA SPECIAL (1924)
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 ..more...
60U-1899 $6,750.00


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CHUCK LEE CHAUTAUQUA (recent)
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 ..more...
60U-2195 $2,300.00


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GIBSON RB-175 (1963)
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" ..more...
60U-2138 $1,100.00


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GIBSON RB-175 (1963)
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" ..more...
60U-2173 $1,200.00


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H.C. NELSEN (c.1890)
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. - ..more...
60U-2068 $550.00


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MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. WINDSOR (c.1890's)
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, ..more...
60U-2082 $1,200.00


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S.S. STEWART CHAMPION (1895)
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 ..more...
60U-2005 $900.00


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S.S. STEWART ORCHESTRA NO. 2 (c.1890)
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"" ..more...
60U-2017 $1,750.00


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VEGA LONG NECK BANJO (1999)
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 ..more...
60U-2200 $2,750.00


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VEGA SS-5 FOLKLORE (1964)
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 ..more...
60U-2198 $985.00


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VEGA WHYTE LAYDIE STYLE L A-SCALE CONVERSION (1926)
EC, we are told a newer Wyatt Fawley 2-piece maple neck with ebony center stripe replaces the original, bound ebony fretboard with dot and star inlays, 22 frets, star inlay on headstock, ..more...
60U-2185 $1,500.00

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