Early 1920's Bacon Blue Ribbon Style A Tenor Banjo. Somewhat used, but all-original with modest playing wear. 11 1/2" rim with Calf-Skin Head. 21 3/4" scale with 17 frets. Early version of the Silver Bell Tone-Ring....

A serious Bluegrass Banjo, at the time in direct competition with Gibson's Mastertone banjos. Bronze flat-head Mastertone-style tone-ring, one-piece flange; Walnut neck and resonator, ebony fingerboard with...

Tenor Uke, All-Mahogany with Br. Rosewood Bridge. Absolutely immaculate, original hard case. Nicest One.

1925 Gibson TB-3 Tenor Banjo with Ball-Bearing arch-top Tone-ring. There is some playing wear, but it's mostly finish wear on the back of the neck. Clean, complete and in excellent original condition. Pretty nice...

A Pre-War Gibson-made Recording King Model 505 Tenor Banjo. 40-hole Archtop Mastertone Banjo, Curly Maple Neck and Resonator, 3-Ply Maple pot, Tube and Plate Construction. Chrome-Plated. 2-Band 4:1 Grover Geared Pegs....

A 17-fret tenor banjo with simple hoop tone-ring. 11" rim with Fiberskyn head. Original Wayverly pegs. Good player with snappy tone. Celtic Tuning. Original Hard Case.

An early Bart Reiter Whyte Laydie Banjo. Figured Maple neck with Ebony fingerboard. Nicely engraved Vega Whyte Laydie #2 pearl inlays. The peghead facing has unaccountably lost some finish. There is modest playing wear...

OME Model Columbine 4-String Plectrum Banjo, Made in Colorado ca. 1980. Walnut Neck and Resonator, Nicely inlaid Ebony Fingerboard. Bacon Silver Bell-style Spun Flat-Head Tone-Ring. Beautiful original condition with...

An early 1920's Vega Whyte Laydie #2 5-String Banjo. 10 15/16" Rim, 27" Scale Length. A new Renaissance head has been installed on an otherwise original and AS-FOUND banjo. Neck is straight, Playability and Sound are...

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...

Bacon's Best Banjo-Uke. Fancy Pearl Inlays, Serious Tone-Ring, All-Original Near Mint Condition. Original Grover Pegs with Ivoroid Buttons. Original Grover Presto Tailpiece. Calf-Skin Head. Original Hard Shell Case,...

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. Serial: #748 Condition: Near Mint...

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...

From our As-Found Dept. An original 1930 Gibson TB-1 tenor banjo with full-thickness rim, converted to 5-String by unknown professional banjo-neck maker. The neck has little or no playing wear. Original 1-piece flange...

Top-of-The-Line Gibson Plectrum. Flying Eagle Pearl Pattern. 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...

1914 Gibson F-2 natural, Good, refin top (at least) original hard case, $2,500.00. pretty nice shape for being over a hundred years old, plays and sounds nice too with great-looking original Handel tuners

1918 Gibson F-4 Cremona sunburst, Excellent, Original Hard case

1918 Gibson F-4 Cremona sunburst, Excellent, Original Hard

The MT2 Mandola stands as a masterfully designed instrument, perfectly blending the art of traditional instrument making with the demands of modern musicianship. It boasts a top made from seasoned Red spruce, a wood...

Black with optional gloss top and ivoroid binding. A-style mandola with a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer, tuned a fifth below a mandolin (comparable to a viola), solid Adirondack spruce top with tone bar bracing, Eastern...

Natural, beautiful solid koa top back and sides, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, 17” scale length, handmade by the Hawaiian masters since 1916. Pretty much the industry standard for the tenor uke. Comes with a new...

No sales tax for customers outside California. This 1926 Vega Whyte Laydie No. 7 plectrum banjo is a stunning example of Boston craftsmanship at its peak. Known for its ornate inlays, engraved metal hardware, and...

No sales tax for customers outside California. This Vega Whyte Laydie No. 7 5-String Banjo, built during the Fairbanks era in 1906–1907, represents one of the finest open-back banjos ever crafted. Featuring intricate...

No sales tax for customers outside California. This one-of-a-kind 5 string electric mandolin by Ed Elliott was built as a bench copy of the TK Smith Glen Tarver Bigsby mandolin. So yes, you have that right. TK Smith had...

Year is close--Serial #902. In remarkable original condition--no repairs that I can see and just the normal play wear and marks--but not much at all for over a hundred! Sounds great! Original hard case. Stock # SR-150

Year is a guess. Ser. # appears to be 83751? Has a good sounding pick up installed. Lots of nicks, scratches, etc. as usual for a hundred years old, and a tight crack by the tail piece. Bridge cover is missing Has the...

Year is close--# 2291 4 stamped inside lower f-hole. Electronics work fine! Some nicks and scratches, but not much for almost 60 years old. I'm not a Mando guy, but I like the fact that this one gets loud without...

Year is a guess. Has Cracked headstock/neck joint area--that has not been repaired. see pictures. Missing tailpiece cover, other than that, it's in good condition. Serial# 490 symmetrical 2-point body Style "A". With...

Year is close, but a guess. It looks like new with just a few very minor marks. We sold a few of these new and they were very popular. A beautiful finish and nice sound with good electronics. Comes in the original form...