Findajo Vintage Banjos

Abbott No2

On Consignment. Instrument is with its owner. Photos and description supplied by the owner.
All original with a good action. Great for Irish traditional music. £550. Photos
Please email the owner, Russell Parker to discuss this instrument r.parker10@btinternet.com

Clifford Essex Imperial
Good condition with added archtop tone ring, excellent sound with a low action. New frets, slight wear on the plating, close fitting concave resonator, later model, vintage case. £700 Photos
Please contact Larry direct to discuss this instrument. lmaginniss1@gmail.com Please mention this site.

Grimshaw Hartford
A wonderful instrument in magogany. Archtop rim, with all original hardware. £1000 Photos

Gibson Mastertone TB4
The instrument that launched a thousand copies, and is still doing so today.
19 Fret. A wonderful original banjo, with that incomparable Gibson tone. Maple rim, mahogany neck and resonator, Hearts & Flowers inlays, 40 hole archtop tone ring, tube and plate flange. Original "red-line" case. £3300 Photos

Paramount Style C
On Consignment. Instrument is with its owner.
This is a later model, with push button mute and Fleur de Lys cut outs in the tone skirt. Mahogany neck, rim and resonator, archtop tonering, carved heel and peghead, Straight neck, perfect action. Fantastic in any tuning. OHSC. £1300 Photos
Please contact the owner "Howard Williams" direct to discuss this instrument. Howard.Williams@nas.org.uk

Paramount Style C
1920's, archtop, mahogany, carved heel and peghead, non original tailpiece, beautifully refinished resonator, Straight neck, perfect action. Fantastic in any tuning. HSC. VGC. £1625 Photos Enquire

Paramount No. 0 Tenor Harp
Made by Paramount New York circa 1920's. Styled like a tenor banjo but made intirely wood, with an arched spruce top, maple neck and resonator. One odd tuner otherwise 100% original. Beautiful tone. HSC. Photos Enquire

Richelieu Golden Eagle
Flat-top, maple, carved woodwork, gold plated and engraved. HSC. 2200 Euros, plus shipping from Ireland. Photos
For more information, please contact Mick at mlheffernan@hotmail.com Please mention this site.

Slingerland May Bell Style B
From Slingerlands professional range. Birds eye maple throughout, the neck in particular has the most wonderful figuring. New frets & bindings, flat top tonering, Presto tailpiece, Schaller tuners. A lovely looking instrument, and quite rare in this configuration. Available soon.

Vegaphone Artist
1920's, Gold plated, piecrust resonator with pyralin sidewall, 28 piece flange, carved heel, the fingerboard inlays have been overhauled by Dave Stacey and are "as new", HSC. £1900 Photos Enquire

Vegaphone DeLuxe
1920's. Top of the range model, presentation grade maple, 28 piece flange, piecrust resonator, gold plated and engraved hardware, alobalone rim cap. All original hardware. Quite simply, stunning. HSC. £3150 Photos Enquire

Vega Style M
Very rare model. Maple rim and 2-piece neck, lightly sunbursted, ivoroid-bound 17-fret ebony fingerboard, dot, star and wing inlays,11-13/16 rim, tubaphone tone ring, 30 brackets, bracket band, interior tortoise plastic rim binding, two piece maple resonator, 30 piece flange, 21" scale, 1-1/8" nut width. Excellent condition. £1200 Photos

Vegaphone Professional
19 fret, 28 piece flange. Restored and upgraded by Vinnie Mondello. Honey coloured maple finish, gorgeous replacement maple neck (non matching serial number) and resonator, new hooks and nuts, new Gotoh tuners with amber buttons. Now fitted with the correct engraved tailpiece. Looks and sounds stunning. Without doubt, the best on the market. £1200 Photos.

Vegaphone Professional
19 fret, 4 piece flange. New frets, bindings, tuners,"Tensionator" tailpiece, finish and armrest. Maple resonator, with celluloid sidewall. Lovely low action on a 5/8 bridge. Beautiful condition. £1200 Photos

Vega Little Wonder Special
Shaded maple,19 fret, 23" scale, 28 piece flange, two piece resonator, 100% original. Mint condition. HSC £775 Photos

VegaVox 1
1931, serial # 93831. From the family of the original owner, and in beautiful, untouched, original condition. A time warp instrument. HSC. £1625 Photos

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