Other Used Banjos
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1930's
Notes:
Gibson-Made Kel Kroyden Tenor Banjo from the Pre-War period.
Mostly original except for the possibly-replaced tension-hoop
and the refinished neck.
Full-thickness wood rim.
Brass Hoop Tone-Ring.
Excellent Used Condition.
Nice Original Hard Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1927
Notes:
A Little Gem of a Gibson Banjo-Mandolin.
An All-Original Gibson MB-1, virtually No Playing Wear.
Good Neck and Action.
10 1/2" Rim with Original Calf-Skin Head.
Nice Original Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1930
Notes:
An exceptional Gibson MB-11 Mandolin Banjo.
One-piece flange construction.
Brass hoop tone-ring.
Excellent Original Condition
with some playing wear.
No Damage or Repairs.
Extra nice original red-line hard shell case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1927
Notes:
Gibson's TB-3 Mastertone Plectrum Banjo with the
storied No-Hole Archtop Tone-Ring.
Two-Piece Flange construction.
An Old Refinish of Neck and Resonator.
5-Star Planet Peg replacements,
Modern Gibson-Style Resonator Thumb-Screws.
Mostly Original.
Original Hard Shell Case in salvageable condition.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1978
Notes:
Top-of-The-Line Gibson Plectrum.
Gold-Plated and Engraved [note some missing gold on the armrest]
The rest of the gold-plating is bright and fresh.
Original engraved Gibson pegs, original Gibson Tailpiece and Armrest.
Minor playing wear.
Gibson Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1928
Notes:
In AS-Found Original Condition.
Gibson TB-3 Mastertone Tenor Banjo
40-Hole Arch Top Tone Ring.
Original Grover Geared Pancake Geared Pegs.
Original Grover Presto Tailpiece.
A Couple of Finish Issues.
Missing Armrest.
Original Red-Line Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1924
Notes:
A pretty nice example of the 1924 Gibson TB-4.
This one has the original tailpiece cover and pick-guard.
Attractive and fully-functional Trap-Door.
Well-Played with some fret-wear.
Good neck and action, Celtic Tuning,
Presently has a plastic head.
21" Scale, 10 1/2" head.
Period, but non-original Hard Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1927
Notes:
A scarce Gibson TB-5 Tenor Banjo in excellent, used and largely original condition.
A walnut banjo with colorful marquetry, engraved and gold-plated hardware
and the Famous Wreathe Pearl Pattern.
40-Hole Arch-Top Tone-Ring.
The replacement tailpiece bracket is original period Gibson, but nickel-plated.
There's one gold washer and one gold nut which have been replaced. One of the Resonator thumb-screws is
a post-war replacement.
Old re-fret and binding repair.
As Found, with a Restring.
The Very Nice Gibson Hard case dates from around 1960.
Maker: Ludwig
Year: 1925
Notes:
The Famous Ludwig Ambassador Tenor Banjo.
Solid Brass Hardware, Nicely Hand-Engraved and Gold-Plated,
the plating about as bright and fresh as when it was new.
Original Planet geared-pegs, Gold-Plated with Mother-of-Pearl knobs.
Engraved Pearl Inlays.
Good neck and action, modest fret-wear.
Plastic Head.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1924
Notes:
An Excellent Vega Little Wonder Short-Scale Tenor Banjo.
17 frets, 10 15/16" head, 21" Scale Length.
Strung for Celtc Tuning.
Good Neck and Action.
All-Original except for Planetary Geared Pegs.
Used Condition, with minor playing wear.
Original snug-fit pie-section resonator.
Original Hard Case in Salvageable Condition.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1929
Notes:
A very nice Vega Vegaphone Soloist tenor banjo in excellent as-found condition.
Good neck and playability, great engraved pearl inlays.
Gold-Plated.
All Original hardware and parts, including Grover geared pegs with genuine Mother-of-Pearl knobs.
Tubaphone Tone-Ring. Original Calf Skin Head.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1921
Notes:
Fairbanks Banjo by the Vega Co.
17- Fret Style M Tubaphone Tenor Banjo.
10 13/16" Head
19 3/4" Scale Length.
Excellent Used Condition.
Straight neck, Low action.
Original Hard Case.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1918
Notes:
Fairbanks By Vega Co 6-String Guitar-Banjo,
Whyte Laydie Model.
Pretty Much all-original,
except for the tailpiece.
Straight Neck, Good Playability.
TKL Hard Case.
