Findajo Vintage Banjos

Updated 19-2-12

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Bacon and Day Silver Bell Montana No3

High grade maple, non perforated tone ring, carved heel, pearloid resonator, peghead and fingerboard. Ornate fingerboard inlays, original hardware, dead straight neck with a perfect action, worn plating. OHSC. Extremely rare. Very good /excellent condition. £2500 ovno Photos

Clifford Essex Paragon
Serial No 1519. 1920's Grafton Street model. Perfect reproduction neck using the inlays, peghead overlay and erinoid heelcap from a Paragon plectrum neck. The neck is fitted with a Hot Rod 2-way truss rod and brass attachment T-piece embedded in the heel and original perchpole - looks totally original but vastly improved. Laminated beech rim, veneered with with maple and rosewood, erinoid capped rim, perfect resonator. All hardware is original and in superb condition, original tuners, tailpiece (including cover) and original armrest. Sold with an original Paragon tenor case. Excellent condition. Offers please. Photos

Emile Grimshaw Hartford
1930's, Mahogany archtop rim, mahogany neck and mahogany resonator. The neck has a hand carved heel, ebony fingerboard and pearl inlays. The resonator has a deep floral pattern carved into its back. Original tuners, arm rest and tailpiece. The only Grimshaw tenor banjo I've ever seen. This banjo produces an amazing amount of power, volume & cut. Excellent condition. £1000. Photos

Epiphone Prototype
Maple rim neck and resonator. The tone ring system is the same as used on some the early "Recording" series of banjos. Original tailpiece and armrest, replaced tuners, the fingerboard is from a 1960's/70's Vega and the neck has an adjustable truss rod. A great banjo that has all the sound and power of an Epiphone Recording but at half the price. HSC £1050. Photos

Goldtone ArchTop Deluxe
On consignment. Instrument is with its owner
A de-luxe custom version of this modern high grade banjo from Gold Tone. The upgrades include, cast one piece flange, heavy duty hooks and nuts, top quality "Planet" tuners, ornate peghead inlay, tree of life fingerboard inlay and a high grade maple resonator. Although 2nd hand this instrument is absolutely mint/as new and comes with it's original case. £850 ono. Please contact the owner via email to discuss this instrument. Please mention this site. Photos

Iucci Sinfonico No5 
New York circa 1920's. Iucci banjos are renown for the quality of their workmanship and stunning tone. This example sports a huge arch top rim, multi coloured wooded inlays, ebony fingerboard, heavily inlaid resonator, gold plated, original harware. OHSC. Mint condition. £2500 Photos  On Hold
 
Ludwig Cort Deluxe
Walnut, gold plated, ebony fingerboard, pearl inlays, beautifully decorated resonator, all original hardware including Planet tuners and engraved tailpiece. OHSC. Excellent/mint condition £900. Photos

Ludwig Capitol Special  On Sale
Walnut, brass hardware, tulip flange, Great sounding tenor. 100% original. £650 Photos 

Majestic Deluxe
Very rare to find one with the original sticker in the resonator. New York circa 1920's. Rosewood neck and resonator, maple rim, fancy pie-crust resonator with lots of coloured purfling on sides and back. Neck is straight as an arrow with pearl inlays, beautifully inlaid peghead. Like so many makers of the 20's and 30's, Majestic experimented with various types of rim/tone ring set-ups. This is one is very similar to that of a Clifford Essex Paragon, in that it has a tube that sits on stantions, with corrosponding sound holed bored through the rim. Some inlay has been replaced and the resonator would benefit from a refinish. However the banjo is structurally sound and plays perfectly. New tuners and tailpiece. HSC. Very good condition £850. Photos 

Paramount Aristocrat On Sale
Walnut with a rosewood resonator sidewall. Nickel plated, replacement tuners, excellent frets. Beautiful condition. £1200 Photos 

Slingerland Maybell
On consignment. Instrument is with its owner.
Short scale. From Slingerlands professional range. Stunning birds eye maple, with multi coloured inlays and underlays, ebong fingerboard, pearl inlays. The huge flat head tone has a conversion ring sitting on top which transforms it into an archtop. All original hardware. Excellent condition. £475. Photos  Please contact the owner Larry l.maginniss@tiscali.co.uk to discuss this instrument. Please mention this site.

Slingerland Melody King
Walnut, gold plated, multi coloured underlays and veneers, ebony fingerboard, pearl inlays, engraved tailpiece, modern geared tuners, decorative rosette in centre of resonator. Very good condition. £950. Photos

Super Deluxe 
Probably made in Chicago by Stromberg Voisenette. An Art Deco feast. Multi coloured peghead, resonator and fingerboard inlays, carved and painted heel, gold sparkle binding. The gold plated hardware is original and some is engraved. A stunning banjo. Very good/excellent condition. £750. Photos

Vega Vegaphone Artist
1935. High grade maple, Tubaphone tonering, 4 piece flange, gold celluloid resonator, ebony fingerboard with engraved pearl inlays, engraved celluloid peghead the back of which is inlaid with an engraved mother od pearl flower. Hand carved heel and a pearl inlaid heel cap. All hardware is original and gold plated. Vegaphones are THE classic jazz banjo and were used by many of the New Orleans players, including Lawrence Marrero, George Guesnon and Emanuel Sayles. Perfect action and that incomparable Vega tone. HSC. Probably the best Artist on the market. Extremely rare in this configuration. Excellent condition. £2200 Photos

Vega Vegaphone DeLuxe
Top of the range model with presentation grade maple, 28 piece flange and pie crust resonator. Hand carved heel, ornate pearl inlays in the fingerboard, heel-cap, front and back of peghead, the rim is capped with abalone. Original gold plated and engraved hardware. A true masterpiece by any standards. Deluxe case. £3000. Photos

Vega Vegaphone Professional  On Sale
Maple, 10 15/16 rim, tubaphone tone ring, pie crust resonator with faux tortoise shell sidewall, 28 piece flange, ebony fingerboard, pearl inlays, new tuners. The most popular professional grade tenor banjo ever made. HSC. Beautiful condition. £1000 Photos

Vega VegaVox 1 1970 On Sale
On consignment. Instrument is with its owner. Circa 1970. Truss rod and 2 co-ordinator rods. 2nd generation Tubaphone tone ring with groups of horizontal slots instead of holes. Faux rosewood pearloid covered resonator. Stunning sound. OHSC. As with all the banjos from this collection, the action is low and set up to perfection. Mint condition. Was £1150 Now £950. To discuss this instrument, please contact the owner Brian direct via Email Please mention this website. Photos

Vega VIP Special Custom
On consignment. Instrument is with its owner. Circa 1970. Gold plated and engraved. Almost mint - on very close inspection gold plate is a bit thin on edges of tension hoop. Armrest and tailpiece re-gold plated. Truss rod and 2 co-ordinator rods. As with all the banjos from this collection, the action is low and set up to perfection. Mint condition. OHSC. £1990. To discuss this instrument, please contact the owner Brian direct via Email Please mention this website.  Photos

Washburn by Lyon and Healy On Sale
Circa 1920's, Chicago. Maple, Nickel plated, modern tuners, new nut, huge tone ring, decorative flange, inlaid resonator and rim, excellent frets. Slight bow in neck, but still plays perfectly. £450 Photos

Weymann Orchestra Style 1 
On consignment. Instrument is with its owner. Circa 1926. 22" scale. Mahogany. Totally original and complete in Excellent++ condition. As originally supplied - without the thin ornamental flange. HSC. As with all the banjos from this collection, the action is low and set up to perfection. Price and photo's to follow. To discuss this instrument, please contact the owner Brian direct via Email Please mention this website.

Weymann Orchestra Style 2
Natural maple, ebony fingerboard and peghead overlay which are inlaid with pearl designs.Megaphonic rim, topped with Weymanns famous archtop tonering. The push on resonator has the most wonderful figuring to it's maple and comes with an ornamental flange. As the tension hooks are hidden in the rim, the resonator can be removed to make an extremely comfortable open back banjo. Fitted with Weymanns ingenious neck brace/action adjuster. Original hardware, including engraved tailpiece cover. As with all Megaphonic Weymanns, the sound is loud and powerful with an extreme amount of cut. OHSC. Mint condition. £1100 Photos

Weymann Orchestra Style 4
Rosewood. Stunning "tree of life" design in the fingerboard, intricately carved heel, ebony peghead overlay with pearl inlays.The top of the rim which is visible, is inlaid with floral pearl. Megaphonic rim, topped with Weymanns famous archtop tonering, The push on resonator, which fits to perfection, has the desireable ornamental flange. As the tension hooks are hidden in the rim, the resonator can be removed to make an extremely comfortable open back banjo. All metalwork is gold plated, with the tension hoop, tone ring and tailpiece cover being engraved. Fitted with Weymanns ingenious neck brace/action adjuster. Some odd hooks and nuts. As with all Megaphonic Weymanns, the sound is loud and powerful with an extreme amount of cut. HSC. Stunning condition. £2000 Photos

Windsor Emporer Supremus 
What a stunner. Walnut and mahogany neck, walnut resonator and a beech spun over rim, hollow ebony fingerboard, pearl inlays, arch top rim. Original Pyxe tailpiece, Page Style E tuners, and armrest. A stunning and very rare banjo that has an action and sound to die for. HSC. £1000. Photos