Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Very Good condition with moderate wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches and other signs of normal handling and use. See below for...
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Very Good condition with moderate wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches and other signs of normal handling and use. See below for...
An all-original Epiphone Recording A pot, with a conversion 5-string neck made by Bob George of Kansas City, Mo. around 1970. Accurate reproduction of an Epiphone peghead shape. Pearl inlay pieces available commercially...
A large-rim early Stewart banjo, 13" head diameter, from around 1890. All-original but in well-used condition. Nicely carved heel, all pearl inlays intact, no structural damage, but the metal skin on the rim appears to...
A very early Gibson TB tenor banjo 1919. Gibson Plate on dowel-stick. It is thought that some of the really early Gibson banjos were sent back to the factory a couple of years later to have the latest Gibson ideas...
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....
An interesting and rare version of Vega's popular Style M Tenor Banjo model. 10 1/8" pot, 21 3/4" scale, 20 fret fingerboard. Calf-skin head. Engraved Tailpiece Cover. Stew-Mac 5-Star planetary geared pegs. This banjo...
Petite Ladys' banjo from one of the premiere banjo-makers of the late 19th Century, 9" pot, 23" Scale. Cherry Wood neck with Ebony fingerboard. Skin head, Aquila nylon strings. Excellent and mostly original with modern...
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...
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...
Edit Content This Gibson TB-3 Mastertone 'pot' is offered without a neck. We believe it had a 5-string conversion neck on it for many years as evidenced by the slightly enlarged neck pocket to accommodate a wider neck...
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.
Early 1960's Gibson TB-100 Tenor Banjo. Brass hoop tone-ring. 3-ply maple rim. Nickel-plated. Modest playing wear, scratch on resonator side. All-Original including a Gibson hard-shell case a little ragged on the edges.
An exceptional Vega Style M Tenor Banjo with the desirable 11 13/16" rim and Tubaphone tone-ring. 16 fret neck, 20 1/2" scale length. Nicely engraved fingerboard pearl inlays. Beautiful all-original condition with great...
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...
TB-1 Tenor Banjo, one of the first new Gibson models of 1925. 10 1/2" maple rim with calf-skin head and large tube tone-ring. 18 fret Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with Nick Lucas pearl inlays. 20 3/4" Scale Length....
A nearly-perfect 1922 Vega Little Wonder pot of 10 3/4" diameter, with famous Little Wonder Tone-Ring. [Compare to modern Vega Little Wonder banjo by Deering] Beautiful curly maple and ebony reproduction 5-string neck...
Gibson GB-1 Guitar-Banjo with Diamond Plate-Flange. 11" 3-Ply Maple Rim. Planetary Geared Pegs. Lyon & Healy Tailpiece. Skin Head. Good Neck, playing-wear first 3 frets. Finish dings on the back of the neck, possibly...
he iconic Pete Seeger Model ex-long-neck Tubaphone banjo. 25 fret neck with 32" fret scale. [Capoed at the 3rd fret, the fret scale for this banjo would be 27".] There is some minor playing wear; Light "capo-burn" on...
Companion instrument to the famed TB-00. I-piece flange construction. Calf-skin Head. Excellent condition with very playable neck and action. Minor playing wear. Gold Tone Gig bag.
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...
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,...
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...
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
A Very Nice Original 1930's TB-11 banjo Converted to Five-String by Robin Smith of Heartland Banjos about 2014. Original Calf-Skin Head. About The Best One We've Ever Had. The Original Tenor Neck Will Be Included....
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...