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: 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: Gibson Reproduction
Year: 1990's?
Notes:
Nice Open-Back Gibson Reproduction banjo by unknown professional maker.
Figured Maple neck with Ebony fingerboard inlaid with Bella Voce pearl pattern.
3/4" 3-ply Maple rim with large tube tone-ring, possibly sourced from late 1920's Gibson
Tenor Banjo.
11" head with 26" scale length.
Tension hoop looks like maybe 1970's Gibson.
A few dings in the finish, but otherwise un-played.
New Hard Case.
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: 1960's
Notes:
Standard ODE polished aluminum shell.
ODE-style ex-long neck by unknown maker.
Planetary Geared pegs.
Plays and sounds Great.
Nice rectangular hard case presumably made by the previous owner.
The style of banjo-neck-making, the hand-made case, the sliding capo and the ample strap holder
all suggest this banjo was put together and played in the 1960's
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.
