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. £1500. Photos
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Bacon & Day Silver Bell Sultana No1 Custom
Maple, with a pearloid fingerboard, rim and resonator. Finished off with the most gorgeous gold plating, excellent frets, the original hardware including Ottinger tailpiece and Planet tuners. An absolute stunner, that would suit any style. HSC. £1600
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Epiphone Recording A/B
Here we have a 1920's Epiphone Recording A rim assembly, fitted with a modern reproduction rosewood neck. The fingerboard inlays are the same shape as used on the Bandmaster, but have no engravings. HSC. £3500. Photos
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Gibson Mastertone TB-3
1925, ball bearing tonering, arriving soon.
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Gibson TB-1
1930. Maple neck and resonator, one piece flange, original uncut Mastertone size rim, nickel plated, rosewood fingerboard, gull inlays, adjustable truss rod, original hardware. HSC. £3000. Photos
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Gibson Mastertone TB-6/Florentine The Andrew Metzgar Banjo
FON 9337-1, circa 1929. This banjo is most likely unique and is an interesting mix of two of Gibson’s high-end Mastertone styles. The fingerboard inlays and chequerboard trim are typical of a Style 6, and the gold-plated hardware is engraved with the pattern used on the ornate Florentine, the Grover clamshell tailpiece is engraved "Florentine", two-piece flange, 40-hole archtop tone ring, deluxe Grover tuners with solid pearl buttons, armrest-activated mute (missing a wooded pad). Other features including mahogany wood, dark finish, and concentric rings of checkerboard purfling on the back of the resonator are not featured on any other standard Gibson model, leading to believe this instrument was custom-made for Andrew Metzgar, whose name is engraved on the truss-rod cover, fitted with a Fishman rare-earth pickup, modern case.
Comes with a full written appraisal/valuation by Joe Spann. £9000 Photos
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Iucci Sinfonico Style 1
Natural maple, nickel plated, 11 3/4" aluminum archtop rim, pie-crust resonator, Eze-Tune tailpiece, original hardware, never restored or repaired. HSC. £850. Photos
Leedy Collegian
Mahogany, nickel-plated hardware, top tension, replacement tailpiece, no armrest, low action, excellent frets. Not a heavyweight banjo, but still packs a mighty punch. Comes in a lovely vintage case. £950. Photos
Ludwig Capitol
Walnut, nickel plated, tulip flange, external action adjuster, Planet tuners, after-market resonator, lose binding on neck and a piece has come away, but is provided with the instrument. £550 Photos
Price includes postage to the UK and Europe.
Majestic Deluxe Rosewood
Rosewood neck and resonator, with an archtop maple rim, gold plated, the resonator is beautifully inlaid with stunning marquetry, new frets, straight neck, lovely soft action, the plating shows some tarnish, non original tailpiece. HSC. £2500. Photos
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Majestic Deluxe Maple
Serial#2. Maple, profusely inlaid fingerboard and peghead, archtop rim, original Presto tailpiece and Elton armrest, Gotoh tuners, straight neck, excellent frets, lovely soft action, barely visible hairline crack on one side of the heel. HSC. £1300. Photos
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Paramount Junior
Purchased from the great-nephew of the original owner and comes with the original paperwork.
Maple, original nickel plated hardware, archtop rim, excellent frets, straight neck, light fingerboard wear, external action adjuster, fleur-de-lis flange, tailpiece mute, HSC. £1150. Photos
Paramount Style A
1921 Paramount Style A. Maple, archtop rim, original arm rest and tuners, non original tailpiece, professionally repaired hairline crack on the heel,
small crack on resonator sidewall, straight neck, excellent frets, lovely action. Comes in a top quality padded flight case. £800. Photos
Paramount Style 1
The Style 1 has identical technical specifications, as Paramount's “Letter Range" and features:- Rosewood veneered resonator, 9/16" archtop maple rim, with rosewood veneer, 1-piece round-holed flange, Page Style E tuners, fliptop tailpiece, 2-piece walnut neck sprayed to match the resonator, external action adjuster, bound rosewood fingerboard. The woodwork shows its age in places but there is no damage or repairs. The hardware is is excellent condition. HSC. £1050. Photos
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Vega Style M 1 of 2
Natural maple, nickel plated, 17 fret, 21" scale, 11 13/16" rim, Tubaphone tonering, 30 piece flange, two piece resonator, straight neck, excellent frets, original tuners. Refinished, polished and set up by Vinnie Modello. HSC. £2500
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Vega Style M 2 of 2
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. HSC. £2000
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Vega Style M Open Back
1919. Open back. The earliest example I've ever seen of the Vega classic. Maple, nickel plated, 16 fret, 21" scale, straight neck, lovely frets, soft action, 11 13/16" rim, Tubaphone tonering, new Gotoh tuners, period style armrest, original case. £1650. Photos
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Vega Whyte Laydie
Natural maple, pie-crust resonator, 28 piece flange, Gotoh tuners, straight neck, excellent frets. £1400
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Vegaphone Artist
Maple, nickel plated, 28 piece flange, straight neck, some tarnish, otherwise beautiful condition. HSC. 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
Vegaphone Deluxe
1930 Serial # 97185. Here’s a great opportunity to own a Deluxe at a bargain price. Maple, gold plated, engraved tension hoop, flange and tailpiece. The Grover 2-Band tuners are a little bit "notchy", but they hold perfectly and have solid pearl buttons, carved heel, decorated resonator, some playing wear on the neck, the gold plating has aged nicely except for on the hooks which would benefit from being replaced, the engravings are crisp and clear. All in all, a lovely banjo and great value for money. HSC. £2200. Photos
Vegaphone Professional
Stained maple, nickel plated, 4 piece flange, Gotoh tuners, straight neck, excellent frets. HSC. £1200
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Vegaphone Professional
Stained maple, nickel plated, 28 piece flange, pie-crust resonator Gotoh tuners, straight neck, excellent frets. HSC. £1250
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Vegaphone Soloist
Maple, nickel and gold plating, 19 frets, 23" scale, ebony fingerboard, engraved inlays, pie-crust resonator, straight neck, excellent frets, the metalwork and plating shows its age, but a great banjo none the less. HSC. £1800. Photos
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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. Photos
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Vega Style N Custom
A Style N rim, with a custom inlaid neck and a Silver Bell-shaped flange. An incredible-looking and sounding banjo, to suit a player of any standard. No case. £700. Photos
Washburn Ultra Deluxe
An incredibly rare banjo by Lyon and Healey. Gold plated, engraved, carved heel, huge "doughnut style" tone ring, ebony fingerboard with stunning pearl inlays. Comes in a lovely case. £1500. Photos