This banjo started its life in 1929 as a Vega Vegaphone tenor banjo. The new longneck was design to match the original neck in style and looks while also using some of Vega’s Pete Seeger model as influence. These old Vega rims make excellent conversions and the Tubaphone paired with the longneck scale is a perfect combination for a big deep sound. The three extra frets on the low end of the longneck add a great range of tunings and keys to play in.

• 32″ Long Scale Length
• 1929 – 10-15/16″ Vega Tubaphone Rim
• Ivoroid Neck Binding
• Mother of Pearl Star Inlays
• Gotoh Tuners
• 1-1/4″ Nut
• Sunburst Nitrocellulous Lacquer Finish

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This Curly Maple Longneck banjo was designed as a variation to Seeder Banjo #010. We used an original peghead shape and a slightly red golden brown stain to highlight the exceptional curly maple figure of the neck and birdseye figure of the rim. It also features a quote chosen by the client on the head custom screen printed by a good friend and professional screen printer Andrew Stearns. The client also had the cool unique idea of using the date of the first cut I made on the wood for the banjo on the brass name plate.

• 11″ Steam Bent Birdseye Maple Rim
• 32″ Longneck Scale Length
• 1-5/16″ Nut
• Tubaphone Tone Ring
• Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
• Mother of Pearl Side Dots
• Curly Maple Neck with Volute
• 24 Shoe Bracket Band
• Nickle Plated Hardware
• Gotoh Tuners
• Seeders Bridge
• Seeders Pyramid Heel
• Custom Screen Printed Fibersykn Head

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My first longneck build loosely based on the early Vega Pete Seeger model. The banjo is curly maple with ebony and brass appointments. The long scale, fiberskyn head and tubephone tone ring give it a very rich tone with plenty of punch. The banjo also has my first engraving work on the inlaid stars and dots.

• 11″ Steam Bent Pot with 28 Ball Shoe Bracket Band
• 32″ Longneck Scale Length
• Tubaphone Tone Ring
• 1 1/4″ Nut
• Stained Black with Hard Oil Hand Rubbed Finish
• Antiqued Brass Harware
• Hand Engraved Inlays
• Seeders Cherry Bridge
• Seeders Pyramid Heel
• Hidden Fret Ends

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