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Built in jazz-age Boston, this Vega short scale 19-7/8" tenor banjo features a Tubaphone tone ring, maple rim and neck. A recent Gibson Presto tailpiece and sectional maple "pie-plate" resonator are installed. Features include ebony fingerboard with pearl inlay and period Grover Patent tuners with ivoroid buttons. Plunk! Padded gigbag. Made in USA. On consignment.
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This used product is in Very Good Condition
Very Good: This used item may have some scratches, pick wear, missing finish, or buckle rash, but nothing that affects playability or functionality.
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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
- A good candidate for 5-string conversion
- SN 53241
- 1923
- VG-EC
- Satin natural finish
- 1-7/32" nut
- 1/2" multi-ply maple rim with tortoise plastic binding and black finished end cap
- Sectional maple "pie-plate" resonator with tortoise plastic binding installed
- 10-15/16" top frosted head
- Bracket band
- Dowel stick stamped "53241", "Tubaphone" banner, "M", "VEGA" in stars, "MADE BY | THE VEGA COMPANY | BOSTON, MASS." "Patent numbers"
- 28 brackets, hooks and nuts
- Tubaphone tone ring
- Gibson Presto tailpiece installed
- 2-piece maple neck
- Ivoroid-bound 17-fret ebony fingerboard
- "V" neck profile
- Pearl wings, star, and dot inlays
- Period Grover Patent tuners with ivoroid buttons
- 19-7/8" scale
- Pearwood peghead overlay features pearl torch and logo inlays
- Padded gigbag
- Made in Boston, USA
- Consignment
Vega Tubaphone Style M Tenor Banjo (1923)
Vega Tubaphone Style M Tenor Banjo (1923)
SKU: 80U-220358
Built in jazz-age Boston, this Vega short scale 19-7/8" tenor banjo features a Tubaphone tone ring, maple rim and neck. A recent Gibson Presto tailpiece and sectional maple "pie-plate" resonator are installed. Features include ebony fingerboard with pearl inlay and period Grover Patent tuners with ivoroid buttons. Plunk! Padded gigbag. Made in USA. On consignment.
This used product is in Very Good Condition
Very Good: This used item may have some scratches, pick wear, missing finish, or buckle rash, but nothing that affects playability or functionality.
Learn more about our condition ratings
More Details
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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
- A good candidate for 5-string conversion
- SN 53241
- 1923
- VG-EC
- Satin natural finish
- 1-7/32" nut
- 1/2" multi-ply maple rim with tortoise plastic binding and black finished end cap
- Sectional maple "pie-plate" resonator with tortoise plastic binding installed
- 10-15/16" top frosted head
- Bracket band
- Dowel stick stamped "53241", "Tubaphone" banner, "M", "VEGA" in stars, "MADE BY | THE VEGA COMPANY | BOSTON, MASS." "Patent numbers"
- 28 brackets, hooks and nuts
- Tubaphone tone ring
- Gibson Presto tailpiece installed
- 2-piece maple neck
- Ivoroid-bound 17-fret ebony fingerboard
- "V" neck profile
- Pearl wings, star, and dot inlays
- Period Grover Patent tuners with ivoroid buttons
- 19-7/8" scale
- Pearwood peghead overlay features pearl torch and logo inlays
- Padded gigbag
- Made in Boston, USA
- Consignment