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Tenor Banjos

Bacon & Day Silver Bell No1 
1927. Maple, nickel plated, desirable perforated tonering, straight neck, very light fret wear, Ottinger tailpiece, HSC. £1100. Photos
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Bacon & Day Silver Bell No1 
1928. Maple, arrow straight neck, factory fitted truss rod, beautiful nickel plated hardware, Schaller tuners, one missing resonator screw, some playing wear but still a beautiful instrument, with a low action and super tone. HSC. £1100. Photos
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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. £1200. 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 "rose" gold plating, excellent frets, the original hardware including Ottinger tailpiece and Grover tuners. The binding and peghead overlay need minor attention.  HSC. £1200  Photos
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Clifford Essex Paragon
1920's. An extremely rare all rosewood model. Stunning in every detail. Photos

Gibson Mastertone TB-3
1925, ball bearing tonering system, original hardware, lovely condition. HSC. £2500
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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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Jedson
Maple, 23" scale, 11" head, straight neck, lovely frets, simple tone ring, modern tuners and tailpiece, some missing binding on the resonator (see photo). Come is a rather tatty padded gig bag. £425. 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. Comes in a lovely vintage case. £950. Photos

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Ludwig Ace

Walnut, top tension, marquetry inlaid resonator, pearloid peghead, checking to the woodwork, original and unrestored. Photos

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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

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Ludwig Cort
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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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Vega Style M 1 of 2 17 Fret
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 17 Fret
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 17 Fret
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. £1500.  Photos

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Vegaphone Artist

Maple, four-piece flange, heavily inlaid and engraved fingerboard, carved heel, rhinestones added to the rim, peghead and flange. HSC. £1400.  Photos

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VegaVox 1 of 2

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

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Vega Vox 1 2 of 2

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
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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

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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. £1000. Photos

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