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Vintage & Used Instruments - Open Back Banjos (5-string)

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Open Back Banjos (5-string)

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ACME "THE PEARL" (c.1908)
VG-EC, ~10-3/4" skin head, 9/32" metal clad wood rim, 30 brackets, cherry(?) neck with dark stain finish, wood-bound 17-fret fingerboard, pearl block inlay covers entire fingerboard with ..more...
60U-2225 $1,095.00


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BACON GRAND CONCERT (1920's)
VG-EC, donut style tone ring, natural finish, maple resonator with dark back veneer and 2 f-holes, 24 brackets, 11" head, maple neck with dark veneer and inlay on back of headstock, nice ..more...
60U-2080 $2,950.00


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BACON MONTANA SPECIAL (1924)
VG-EC, believed to be made for cowboy star Montana (who dressed in all white and was called the "Cowboy Beau Brummel" and for whom the later series of Bacon & Day ivoroid banjos were named) but ..more...
60U-1899 $6,750.00


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BAY STATE 351 BY JOHN C. HAYNES & CO. (1890's?)
VG-EC except needs some work (heat straighten neck, dress frets, make and install wedges for neck brace, strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), nice higher grade instrument from this Boston ..more...
60U-2196 $400.00


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H.C. NELSEN (c.1890)
VG-EC except needs work (install new head, reglue loose peghead veneer, reglue fingerboard on bass side, shim nut, dress and level frets, install new bridge, strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), ..more...
60U-2068 $400.00


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MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. WINDSOR (c.1890's)
VG-EC, ~10-1/2" frosted plastic head, 5/16" metal clad wood rim, 20 brackets, mahogany neck with ornate heel carving, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays, 1-1/4" nut width, ..more...
60U-2082 $1,200.00


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ORPHEUM NO. 3 SPECIAL (1910's)
VGC+ except needs some work (dress frets, shim neck or reset dowel stick, needs neck brace blocks, strings, bridge, etc. - sold AS-IS), ~11-1/8" plastic head (frosted underneath), ~27" scale, ..more...
60U-2244 $1,750.00


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REITER BACOPHONE PLUS (2004)
EC+, maple neck and 11" rim, 22-fret ebony fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 1-5/16" nut width, 26-3/16" scale, Bacon-style tone ring (no internal resonator), chrome hardware, Waverly tailpiece, ..more...
60U-2242 on hold...$1,050.00


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VEGA FAIRBANKS WHYTE LAYDIE NO. 2 (1910)
EC-, ~10-11/16" frosted head, 26" scale, 1-1/4" nut width, Whyte Laydie tone ring, 28 brackets, double tortoise-bound inside of rim, natural finish maple neck with black center strip, ..more...
60U-2250 $3,500.00


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WILDWOOD CUSTOM BALLADEER SOLOIST (recent)
EC, natural finish 2-piece curly maple neck with carved heel and headstock back, 5/8" block rim with birds-eye maple rim cap, 22 fret ebony fretboard with pearl and abalone tree of life inlay, ..more...
60U-2237 $2,900.00

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