1926 Vegaphone Professional 5 String Conversion
This banjo started its life as a 1926 Vegaphone Professional tenor banjo. It had been in the owners family it’s whole life and they wanted to play it as a 5 string but not ruin the integrity of the original banjo. My kind of conversion! We used the original details of the 4 string neck to create the conversion neck and none of the original banjo was altered so it could always be put back to original condition if desired. These are always incredible sounding banjos that are excellent for almost any style of playing you throw at them. It’s always a pleasure to see one that has been so lovingly cared for it’s whole life.
- 26″ Scale Length
- Maple Two Piece Neck
- Original Vega Details
- Mother of Pearl Inlay
- Ivoroid Binding
- Gotoh Tuners
- Ebony Fingerboard
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132 – 12″ Walnut Dobson Special Banjo
This banjo has a powerful well rounded tone unique to the Dobson Special with a comfortable neck profile ideal for all hand sizes and comfort while playing all over the neck. The Dobson Special utilizes a Dobson tone ring mounted on a rolled brass ring to isolate the tone ring from the wooden rim giving it a unique and powerful Dobson sound with more balanced and a crisp overall tone. It’s simple but elegant inlays and overall design has a vintage inspired look while having modern playability and durability.
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 12″ Walnut Rim
- Dobson Special Tone Ring
- Black Mother of Pearl Dot Inlays
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Seeders Wide Notch Comfort Tension Hoop
- Seeders Curly Maple Armrest
- Ebony Details
- EVO Fretwire
- 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
- Black Rim Binding
- Golden Brown Stain
- Gotoh Tuners
- Fiberskyn Head
- Cole Boat Heel
- Vintage Thin Nitrocellulous Satin Finish
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131 – 12″ Curly Maple Engraved Dobson Special
This banjo has a powerful well rounded tone unique to the Dobson Special with a comfortable neck profile ideal for all hand sizes and comfort while playing all over the neck. The Dobson Special utilizes a Dobson tone ring mounted on a rolled brass ring to isolate the tone ring from the wooden rim giving it a unique and powerful Dobson sound with more balanced and a crisp overall tone. It’s simple but elegant inlays and overall design has a vintage inspired look while having modern playability and durability.
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 12″ Curly Maple Rim
- Dobson Special Tone Ring
- Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Seeders Wide Notch Comfort Tension Hoop
- Seeders Curly Maple Armrest
- Ebony Details
- EVO Fretwire
- 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
- Black Rim Binding
- Reddish Brown Stain
- Gotoh Tuners
- Renaissance Head
- Cole Boat Heel
- Vintage Thin Nitrocellulous Satin Finish
- Published in Banjos