Tenor Banjos
Bacon & Day Silver Bell Montana No1 Special
Maple rim, white holly neck, f-hole flange, straight neck, excellent frets, original hardware, including an Ottinger tailpiece. Comes in a sturdy Lifton case. Lovely condition. £1000. Photos
Bacon & Day Silver Bell Sultana No1 Custom
Maple, pearloid fingerboard, rim and resonator, gold plated, original hardware, the binding and peghead overlay need minor attention. HSC. £1000. Photos
Clifford Essex Concert Grand
A very rare original tenor version of this classic banjo. Maple, nickel plated, 11" rim, 19 frets, heavy duty "Whyte Laydie" style tonering, scalloped tension hoop, Page style E tuners, lyre style tailpiece with cover,
close fitting concave resonator. Recently set-up by Dave Stacey. HSC. £3500. Photos
Clifford Essex Paragon Rosewood (On Sale)
Here we have an extremely rare rosewood version of this classic tenor banjo, imported from New Zealand, and previously owned by a jazz player. Original hardware including Page style E Tuners, lyre tailpiece. There is one tiny hole in the heel and resonator (barely visible) from a guitar strap mounts, otherwise no damage or repairs. HSC. £4500 Photos
Deering Sierra
19 fret, mahogany, Kavanjo pickup, supllied and fitted by Eagle Music. HSC. Full details to follow.
Gibson Mastertone TB-3
A transissional model with a 1925 rim assembly and serial number, but with a 1926 neck. I'm told this is by no means unique. Ball bearing tonering system, refinished resonator, lovely condition. HSC. £2500. Photos
Gibson Mastertone TB-6/Florentine
The Andrew Metzgar Banjo. FON 9337-1, circa 1929. Chequerboard trim, gold-plated engraved hardware, Grover tailpiece, two-piece flange, 40-hole archtop tone ring, Grover tuners, armrest-mute (missing a wooded pad). Custom-made for Andrew Metzgar, whose name is engraved on the truss-rod cover, fitted with a Fishman rare-earth pickup, HSC. Comes with a full written appraisal/valuation by Joe Spann. £9000 Photos
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Leedy Collegian
Mahogany, desirable larger resonator model, nickel-plated hardware, top tension, replacement tailpiece, no armrest, low action, excellent frets. Not a heavyweight banjo, but still packs a mighty punch. HSC. £950. Photos
Vega Style M
Stained maple, nickel plated, 17 fret, 21" scale, 11 13/16" rim, Tubaphone tonering, 30 piece flange, two piece resonator, straight neck, excellent frets, replacement tuners and tailpiece. HSC. £2000. Photos
Vega Whyte Laydie Style R
1924. 17 fret, 21" scale, 11 13/16" rim, maple, nickel plated, 30 piece flange, 2-piece resonator, straight neck, excellent frets, upgraded with Schaller tuners, and a Prucha tailpiece. Beautiful condition, and very rare in this configuration. £2000. Photos
Vegaphone Artist
Maple, nickel plated, 28 piece flange, straight neck, some tarnish, otherwise beautiful condition. HSC. £1500. Photos
Vegaphone Artist
Maple, four-piece flange, heavily inlaid and engraved fingerboard, carved heel, rhinestones added to the rim, peghead and flange. HSC. £1400. Photos
VegaVox 1
1930's. Maple, nickel plated, original armrest and tailpiece, replacement tuners, ebony fingerboard and peghead overlay with pearl inlays, pyralin covered resonator. Recent restoration and set up by Renee Karnes. HSC. £2000 Photos
Vega Vox 1
1931. Maple, Tubaphone tonering, iconic deep "pie-crust" Vox resonator, replacement resonator attachment screws, otherwise all original and as per the catalogue description. HSC. £2000. Photos
VegaVox IV Deluxe (New Listing)
1962, 10 15/16" rim, 23" scale, stunning original condition, with hand carved and hand painted resonator and peghead, gold plated and engraved flange, ebony fingerboard with engraved pearl inlays, original hardware, the original tailpiece has been ingeniously reinforced, allowing for maximum downforce on the bridge. It will never crack. They don't come much better than this. Photos
Washburn Ultra Deluxe
An incredibly rare banjo by Lyon and Healey. Gold plated, engraved, carved heel, doughnut style tonering, ebony fingerboard with stunning pearl inlays. HSC. £1000. Photos
Weymann Orchestra Style 1
Mahogany, Megaphonic archtop rim, straight neck, excellent frets, mother of pearl inlays to the fingerboard and peghead, original tuners, tailpiece and armrest. Excellent player. HSC. £1300. Photos