Used 5-String Open-Back Banjos
Maker: Cole
Year: 1895
Notes:
Striking Reproduction 5-String neck from Padouk Wood with Ebony fingerboard by Steve Sutherland.
10" Original Cole Rim from a Banjo-Mandolin.
9 7/8" rim with 24 3/4" Scale Length.
Boat Heel.
Maker: Cole, Wm.
Year: 1890
Notes:
A Largely Original Cole's Eclipse Banjo... The peghead Man-in-the-Moon pearl inlays have been replaced
and the neck refinished.
10 5/8" Rim with 27" Scale Length.
A Really Fine Players' Instrument.
Maker: Cole, Wm.
Year: 1897
Notes:
Rare Cole's Eclipse with spectacular engraved mother-of-pearl inlays [possibly by Consalvi] and carved heel.
The 3rd fret inlay appears to be a replacement. A couple of old repaired heel-cracks.
10 15/16" rim with 26" Scale Length.
Calf-Skin Head. The pot is all-original with the H&N sets apparently re-plated at some time.
A period and possibly original Elite tailpiece.
Original Grover friction pegs with ivoroid buttons.
Straight neck and good action.
Maker: Fairbanks
Year: 1902
Notes:
An Original Fairbanks 5-String Banjo
with a replaced ebony fingerboard and peg-head facing,
with added appropriate pearl inlays.
10" Rim.
26" Scale Length
Maker: Fairbanks, A.C.
Year: 1905
Notes:
An Early Fairbanks Whyte Laydie #2 banjo from 1905.
Fancy, bold and crisp pearl engraving, possibly by Consalvi.
There is some playing wear, neck has been refinished, action has been adjusted.
This banjo has The Sound!
Offered pretty much AS-FOUND, but no major issues... Good set of planetary geared pegs.
Original tailpiece, possibly by Kerschner.
Fiberskyn Head.
Very Nice double-arch hard-shell case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1963
Notes:
Gibson RB-170 Open-Back Folk Banjo.
Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard;
There is a little honest playing wear,
but it's all-original, ready to go back out there.
Gig Bag
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1962
Notes:
Pete Seeger-Style Extended Neck [25 frets] Five-String
Folk Banjo.
This is the Best One:
Heavy Maple Rim, Mastertone Flat-Head Tone-Ring.
Kluson Tuners. Nickel-Plating.
Minor playing wear, Original hard case.
Shipping mishap left minor fracture at peghead....
It's solid, but visible.
We have priced this rare and desirable
instrument accordingly.
Maker: Kevin Enoch
Year: 2017
Notes:
A Unique Kevin Enoch "Round Peak" Banjo,
12" pot with Tubaphone Tone-Ring, added later by Kevin.
Walnut Neck with Formica Fingerboard, Peghead Facing and Heel-Cap.
Skin Head and Planetary Geared Pegs.
Sharp, Crisp Tone, and in
Ex-fine Like-New Condition.
Original Hard Shell Case with Enoch Tag.
Maker: Lange, Wm.
Year: 1920
Notes:
Lange Langstile III banjo, dating from around 1920.
Reproduction 5-String Neck by Intermountain Guitar and Banjo.
All-original pot.
A Vega-style brass bracket-band on a 12" Maple rim.
No metal tone-ring.
Subtle Power.
Maker: Lyon & Healy
Year: 1920
Notes:
Lyon & Healy's "Own Make"
Professional Style B.
Special Patented Tone-Ring.
Classy Presentation.
Nearly Mint and virtually un-played.
Original Bump Case also in near-mint condition.
Maker: ODE
Year: 1964
Notes:
Early 1960's ODE Model 33 ex-long neck banjo that some years ago had the original aluminum pot replaced with a Wildwood Tubaphone pot; this work was personally done by Mark Platin in his Wildwood Banjo shop.
Condition of the neck is excellent and the pot is like new.
Plays and sounds great.
An 1980's Harp-Tone Hard Case in near-mint condition is included.
Maker: Orpheum
Year: 1919
Notes:
All-Original Orpheum Brass Band 5-String Banjo.
13" rim with Skin Head.
A Nice Straight Banjo with good Neck and Playability.
A Rare Find Indeed.
Hard Case
Maker: Orpheum #1
Year: 1920
Notes:
An Original 14" Orpheum pot with a Reproduction 5-String Neck by Intermountain Guitar.
26 1/4" Scale.
"Sounds Like a Whole Orchestra"
Hard Case.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1921
Notes:
Nice original Vega Regent 5-String with Little Wonder tone-ring.
10 3/4" Head size, 26" Scale Length.
A serious players' instrument that is not super-heavy.
Some appropriate engraved-pearl inlays have been added.
Modern Planetary geared tuners.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1924
Notes:
A Vega Regent 5-String Banjo.
Basically a Five-String Little Wonder.
All-Original except for the Planetary Geared Pegs.
Used, But Excellent.
Old Calf-Skin Head.
Original "Cammed No-Knot" Tailpiece.
Action is a little high.
Original Hard Case.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1922
Notes:
All-Original Style M Tubaphone Pot with 11 13/16" Rim.
Reproduction 5-String Neck by Intermountain Guitar and Banjo [#367, 1976].
Maple Neck with Ebony Fingerboard and Engraved Pearl Inlays.
27" Scale with 20 Frets. Used, Partial Refret. Low Action.
Presently has a Calf-Skin Head, but other options are available.
New TKL Arched-Lid Hard Shell Case.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1924
Notes:
A prime Vega Whyte Laydie, originally a plectrum and now a fine 5-string
using most of the original neck.
Great technique by Master Banjo Maker, Dick Powell.
Maple neck, 27" scale, 10 15/16" head size.
A great [almost] all-original Vega 5-String banjo.
Not a lot of these around.
New Hard Case.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1929
Notes:
From a Style S Tubaphone Banjo-Mandolin.
Tubaphone #9 20-fret 5-String neck with Chubby Dragon by Steve Sutherland.
10 1/8" Rim with 24 1/2" Scale Length.
Planetary Geared Pegs.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1914
Notes:
Vega Tubaphone with 10 1/8" rim and reproduction 5-String neck by Doug Unger with
Exquisite Engraved Mother-of-Pearl inlays by one of the greatest.
25 1/2" Scale Length.
S-M 5-Star Planetary Tuners.
Custom Scalloped Tension-Hoop.carved Frailing Scoop.
Maker: Vega
Year: 1924
Notes:
Tubaphone Plectrum #3 Converted to 5-String,
Retaining Original Heel Carving.
Conversion and Flowerpot Peg-Head Inlays by Steve Sutherland.
Original Tubaphone Pot with Replaced Nuts.
Banjo has been fitted with a narrow-spacing bridge to accomodate the slightly narrow
fingerboard profile.
10 15/16" Rim with 26 1/4" Scale Length.
