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
Fender Concert Tone
23" Scale, 19 fret, 11" rim. Walnut, gold-plated and engraved, slim neck, bronze archtop tone ring, inlaid resonator, original hardware. Incomparable tone. HSC. Available soon.
Gibson TB2
1927, FON 8594-24, Nick Lucas inlays, 18 fret, 21" scale, 10 1/2" rim. The 3/4" thick rim is topped with a large tubular tone ring, Grover two-tab tuners, window-pane tailpiece, straight neck, excellent frets. A wonderful sounding tenor, which would also make an ideal candidate for conversion. HSC. £1800. Photos
Gibson Mastertone TB3
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. £2250. Photos
Gibson Mastertone TB5
FON 8357-3. 23" scale, 19 fret, 11" rim. American black walnut rim and resonator, maple rim with ball bearing tone ring, satin finished and engraved gold-plated metalwork, rosewood fingerboard bound with iridescent ivoroid and marquetry striping's, stunning mother of pearl inlays to the fingerboard and peghead, engraved Kershner tailpiece, Planet tuners with solid pearl buttons. Beautiful original condition, complete with a red-line case. For many, the best Gibson tenor banjo ever made. Photos
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Gibson Mastertone TB6/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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Iucci Baby Grand No1
1920's. 19 fret, 22 3/4" Scale, 11 1/4" rim. A cracking banjo from the somewhat enigmatic Iucci company of New York. Maple neck, maple pie-crust resonator, engraved aluminium and maple archtop rim, engraved tension hoop, ebony fingerboard and peghead overlay both inlaid with intricate mother of pearl designs, Grover tuners. A very powerful banjo, suitable for a player of any standard. HSC. £1800. Photos
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
Ludwig Cort
American black walnut, ebony fingerboard, mother of pearl inlays. On the back of the resonator are four small wedge shaped aluminium blocks, secured by four bolts that go through the flange (see photos), the sidewall has some heavy scratches, and repaired cracks, which are solid. The action is high and so needs a neck re-set.
On the plus side. The neck is arrow straight with excellent frets, the pre-war gold plated Planet tuners work perfectly, the chrome plated brass hardware is in lovely condition and the original engraved tailpiece is present. Comes in a gig bag. £400. Photos
Super Orpheum No2
Made by William Lange of Paramount fame and sharing many features, with that of it's older cousin.
Walnut, nickel plated, carved heel, 19 fret, 23" scale, 11 1/8" archtop rim, straight neck, excellent original frets, beautiful action. The tension hoop has a split which is hidden under the tailpiece and not visible. Set up with a new set of Kieran Hanraham (12,16,28w,38w) custom strings. Superb tone. HSC. £1650 Photos
Vega Moderne
An incredibly rare Vega having only been made for one year in 1932. Maple, with unique rim/tonering assembly, the resonator and fingerboard are both decorated in the Art Deco style. Original and unrestored. HSC. £1600. Photos
Vega Style M (King Of The Short Scales)
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
Vegaphone Soloist
Maple, 19 fret, 23" scale, 10 15/16" rim, Tubaphone tonering, 4-piece flange, pie-crust resonator, as was standard on the Soloist model, there is a mixture of gold and nickel plating, intricate pearl inlays, original hardware including engraved Ottinger tailpiece and Planet tuners. The metalwork shows its age in places, otherwise in beautiful original condition, set up and ready to go. HSC. £1600. Photos
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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
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