VG(+) conditiion. This banjo is in nice original condition, but has one area to take note of. Resonator sidewall at bottom end of resonator is missing about 1 3/4" of celluloid covering.
     Original hide head is in good shape. Original friction tuner pegs.

     Exc. Original Condition. Maple Banjo with Bird's Eye Maple resonator. Hand wear on back of neck through finish. All-original hardware. Original Grover Pat. pancake tuners with Ivoroid buttons in fine working shape. Original frets show moderate wear in first two positions. Currently has old hide head installed that works and sounds fine.
     Set up to play very well.

     Pot is Exc(+) condition. Neck has old repaired peghead crack (repaired very well - not easily seen). Call for more details... 406/327-9925.

     VG(+) condition. There are some wear spots on the banjo - Resonator has one large and one small area of wear thru lacquer, back and end of peghead with finish worn away, back of neck has areas of finish wear and dings in finish. Almost no sign of fretwear. Top of resonator lip is worn in one area from a strap. R.R. spikes installed at A, Bb, B & C position for 5th string capo'ing.
     Mahogany resonator and neck. Ebony flat fingerboard with cut diamond inlays. Resonator is bound with cream bindings on top and back edge.
     This banjo has been in use for years by a serious player of several instruments. The banjo is set-up good and sounds very good.

     Exc. Condition. There are marks on the underside of the fretboard that appear to be from a ring rubbing against it. Otherwise the banjo is in fine condition. No fret wear, no other marks.
     Bound Mahogany resonator. Nice 3-ply Maple rim. Mahogany neck, Ebony fretboard with pearl dot inlays. Bell-bronze tone ring. The resonator pops on and off easily, the banjo works equally well as an open back.
     Good action, easy playability and nice tone. Good sounding banjo at a good sounding price.

     Exc(+) condition. 12" Pot. Just like a new banjo except for 2 or 3 very small and insignificant touch marks.
     This is a custom banjo that blends several historic features that are highly desired today. Ebony fretless fingerboard with metal plates inset into the Ebony at top, bottom and center of fingerboard. This metal appears to be German Silver, but I am not sure. The work is amazing, though. The metal is truly inset perfectly into the Ebony and feels great.
     Highly figured 2-pc Maple neck with Ebony stringer down the middle. "Oh Gee" styling behind neck at 5th string area. Ebony peghead overlay inlaid with elegantly engraved abalone floral pattern. Ebony heelcap. Maple pot with inside and outside bound with ivoroid. Rolled brass bead tone ring. Waverly pre-war style 2-band tuners with ivoroid buttons. No knot tailpiece. Currently set up with Renaissance head.
     This is a fine banjo in great original condition that is set-up to play.

     Near Mint condition. Made in Japan. Highly figured Maple resonator with Mahogany neck. Ebony fingerboared. Nickel hardware. Full dimension wood rim with 'shoe and plate' flange.
     Maple resonator has multiple concentric circle purfling in back. Cream bindings on resonator and along fingerboard. Dot inlays in fingerboard.
     This is a fine banjo for a young player. It is set up good and plays great - and, it comes with extras!

     Excellent condition. No problems, no appreciable wear. This is a nice banjo in good shape that is all set up to play. Enhanced with professional bridge and set-up by Greg Boyd.
     Wood rim with full flathead tone ring. Rosewood fingerboard with hearts & flowers inlay pattern.

     Exc(-) condition. Nylon or gut string banjo. 11 1/2" pot. Friction tuners, with newer 5th friction tuner. Mahogany neck with Ebony fingerboard. Spunover pot. Early 1900's No Knot tailpiece. One nut replaced on one hook. Newer hide head professionally installed. Repaired heel crack - it looks fine and is a good tight repair.
     This banjo is set-up to play well and has a good tone.

Exc condition. Walnut neck and resonator. These Fender banjos were the top model except for the Gold-plated "Concertone". The "Artist" model was known for having a multi-laminate wood rim. This banjo was retro-fit in the 1970's with a "Buck's County" 3-ply Maple rim and tonering, and this combination really does sound great on this banjo. Also, the original Fender Rim and Tonering are included. This banjo is set up to play. It has no problems and sounds great.
w/HC

     Exceptional condition. Never really played - no wear, no dings, no dents, nothing out of adjustment.
     Maple banjo with wooden rim and flat head tonering and 1-pc flange. Elaborate yet tasteful inlays in peghead and fingerboard. Back of resonator shows strong Maple flame figure. Multiple bindings on back of resonator and heelcap. top of resonator and fingerboard bound with single white binding.
     This is a nice bluegrass banjo that was just set-up by Greg Boyd. It plays and sounds fine, with no hidden problems. It comes with a good hard case.

     Exc. Condition. Only slight evidence of fret wear. Black finish, combined with Pearloid back of resonator and headstock overlay. Flat rosewood fingerboard. Pearl "gull wing" inlays in fingerboard. All original except newer Prucha Presto tailpiece. Nickel hardware, including Gotoh tuners.
     This is a nice banjo, and would be a good "next step" banjo for a promising picker. It is set up well and plays great with good solid tone.

     Excellent original condition. All original parts, including: frets, nut, 5th string nut, 1-pc flange, tension hoop, tailpiece, tuners, reso hardware, armrest, tuners, hooks & nuts, etc... Even the hard case is original and working, but has a newer replaced handle.
     * If you are looking to buy this banjo and convert it to a full flathead version, I suggest you buy a different banjo. There is nothing wrong with the sound of this banjo and in the future you will probably regret cutting the rim...
     Original 5-string neck, resonator and rim. Rim has original brass bead ring for tonering. 5-string neck is in very good shape and has never been cracked or repaired. All finish is original.
     These original Gibsons with bead brass for tone ring make you aware that a tone ring is really only a facilitator for tone to resonate and develop thru the rim (and neck and resonator). When someone is playing this banjo and you are approaching it, you cannot tell that it doesn't have a full flathead tone ring - all you hear is great tone.
     Maple banjo with brown finish. Some finish worn on back of neck, and some various scratches on resonator. Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with gull wing inlays. Gibson pearl logo inlaid in peghead along with pearl flourish inlaid in center of peghead. Resonator and fingerboard bound with cream binding. Original Grover Pat. "dog-ear" tuners in peghead, with friction tuner 5th peg (works fine). Original matching cream buttons.
     Original 1-pc pot metal flange is in very good shape, with no cracks and no bad bending. Original pot metal tension hoop shows a little outward lean, but is in good shape and shows no cracks.
     Comes set-up to play with an old Remo head that shows finger wear and the former owner's name, Butch. New Prucha bridge. Now has recent professionally installed r.r. spikes for 5th string capo'ing.

     Exc(-) Condition. All-original pot. Maple neck and resonator. Ivoroid binding around top and back of resonator and along fingerboard. Very cool early Remo Weatherking head from the earliest period of manufacturing, circa 1950. Head is in good shape. First Quality replica neck with flat Rosewood fingerboard and diamond pattern Pearl inlay in fingerboard and peghead. Fiddle-cut peghead. Ptacek 2-band tuners, Schaller 5th string tuner, all with matching Ivoroid buttons. Railroad spikes professionally installed at 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th frets for 5th string capo'ing.
     Very early example of the full Mastertone construction. With original solid, no-hole archtop tonering and 2-pc. tube and plate flange. Huge presence, strong voice with a lot of resonance. Set up very well and has no issues.

     Exc. condition. Has some compression dents in back of resonator and some wear on back of neck. Moderate fret wear but not buzzing.
     Choice Mahogany neck and resonator. Rosewood flat fingerboard. Cream bindings around resonator top and back and along fingerboard. Concentric circles in back of resonator. Traditional design, with double-cut peghead and "RB-75" version of "Flying Eagle" inlay pattern. Large pearl inlay block at 12th fret reads 25th Anniversary (of RockyGrass Bluegrass Festival). Large solid pearl truss-rod cover is engraved, and reads RockyGrass 97.
     This banjo is in good playable condition and has been recently polished and had a new Remo 'Renaissance' installed. So... its cleaned and polished and set-up and ready to go. It sounds very good.

     Just arrivied. Made in Japan. One owner, well cared for. No problems.
     * Because of our travel schedule in late Fall, it may be a week or so until we get further description and photos.
     Please phone for an in-hand description.

     Exc. condition. Only a few minor touch marks on the instrument. No fret wear. Handmade armrest added.
     Figured Maple back and sides. Maple neck. Flat Rosewood fingerboard. 26 1/2" scale length. Old 'minstrel style' scroll peghead shape. Nickel Schaller tuners. Fingerboard has small dot inlays and also a very cool inlay at 5th fret.
     This instrument is fun to play. While there isn't the big, bold sound of a tone-ring banjo, it is still very nice sound.

     Mint condition. No sings of any previous use.
     5-string Banjo Cello with 14" head. Has a deep, round tone. Tuned in 5ths like a standard banjo, but usually one octave lower. Has a 24 3/4" scale Maple neck, and a very wide fret board. Elaborate floral inlays on finger board and peghead. "Mule-ear" peg head with K & K tuners.
     This is a unique instrument that puts an interesting twist on any banjo piece played solo or with company.

     Excellent condition with some restoration. 11" Head. Recently fit with newer violin peg tuners. Newer hide head installed.
     Dobson was a true pioneer in banjo construction, having produced both the first banjo with a tone ring and also the first banjo for steel strings.
     High quality old world construction, with brass fingerboard extension after the 15th fret. Tailpiece replaced with vintage No-Knot tailpiece.
     For a nylon string banjo, this banjo sounds great, with lots of tone and plays excellently for clawhammer and other styles of frailing.

     Exc.(+) Condtion. Excellent beginner banjo. Bakelite rim. Everything all-original and working.
     Sounds pretty good.

     Exc(-) condition. Has a little bit of light fret wear and a few minor signs of playing and handling. Currently missing one thumbscrew for resonator.
     Mahogany banjo with aluminum 'uni-pot' construction. Rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays.
     This banjo is set up well and plays well.

     Exc condition. Mahogany neck and resonator. Banjo has some signs of light normal use.
     Aluminum pot. Block inlays in Rosewood fingerboard. Planetary tuners. Cream bindings around top and back of resonator and along fingerboard. Back of resonator has Eagle pattern in wood under the finish.
     This banjo is all set up to play and would make a fine starter banjo.

     Excellent original condition. Great starter banjo! Bakelite (or similar) rim. Neck is very straight, frets are original and in great shape. All set up and ready to get someone off to a solid start playing banjo.

     Exceptional Original Condition. No dings, no dents, no scratches, no player wear.
     Walnut neck and resonator. Ebony flat fingerboard with tasteful pearl inlays of stars and the planet Saturn inlaid at 5th fret. Beautiful Coco Bolo Tone Ring sitting on ball bearings on top of the wooden rim. Normal Heli-Mount head tightening system that Nechville employs on his banjos. Nickel Gotoh tuners. Single black binding around top and back edge of resonator and along fingerboard. Black tension hoop system.
     This is a very nice banjo that sounds crisp with tonal depth. It is VERY LIGHTWEIGHT... around 7 lbs.

     VG+ condition. Resonator has scratches but no big dings. The neck is in great shape, very small amounts of fret wear on the fingerboard. There is a small piece of wood missing from the 22nd fret. The headstock has various little dings and dents. Non-conventional neck construction with screw showing near the heel to connect neck to body.
     Appears to be a rosewood Resonator with checkerboard marquetry along the top edge. Resonator and fingerboard have multiple bindings. Back of resonator has decorative inlays. Mahogany neck with radiussed rosewood fretboard and "bow-tie" inlays. All gold hardware including 5-star tuners.
     This would be a perfect beginner banjo. It's got a good sound for the price, and plays well.

     New. Highly figured Maple neck and solid carved "massif" resonator. Multiple white/black/white & Marquetry bindings on resonator and neck. Radiused Ebony fingerboard with Abalone inlays. Vintage style Gotoh tuners with cream plastic buttons. R.R. spikes installed by Prucha at A, Bb, B & C positions for 5th-string capo'ing. Prucha's own Diamond Point inlays in neck and peghead. Nice mixture of Gold and Nickel hardware make this a very stylish banjo that is not overstated.
      The usual high-grade workmanship and materials you expect from Mr Prucha, and the sound that we've come to expect over the years. This is definitely a great banjo for sound, playabilty and collectability.

     Exceptional condition... and with good history, too. There are just 4 small rounded dings around resonator sidewall. No marks on back of resonator or on back of neck. Frets show only very slight wear - no "v"-dents.
     Nicely figured maple neck and resonator. Beautiful amber sunburst that really shows off the Maple figure. Radiused Rosewood fingerboard with cut diamond inlays. Traditional "Double-cut" peghead with pearl JPrucha logo and nice flourish inlay in center. Very well "dressed", with multiple ivoroid bindings on resonator and along fingerboard. On the resonator, the multiple binding lines can be seen from top or back, or from the sides. Main tuners are Ptacek 2-band pre-war style offset tuners. Schaller 5th tuner. All tuners with matching ivoroid buttons. R.R. spikes installed by Prucha at A, Bb, B and C position for 5th string capo'ing. Clamshell tailpiece. Set-up with Remo Renaissance head.
     This is a fine banjo. Good enough, in fact, thatr Noam Pickelny played it on a tour of Japan. It has lots of power and tone.
 

     New. Top Tension. Maple banjo with Matte Nickel hardware (frosted). Radiused Ebony fingerboard with abalone "Bat" inlays. Solid carved 'Massif' resonator. Multiple tortoise bindings that are "back-lit" with white binding layer beneath tortoise. Wooden marquetry purflings seen on sides of resonator and fingerboard. "Prucha" 1-pc pot metal flange.
       If you are used to seeing Prucha banjos, then this one may not surprise you, as you are used to seeing the high level of craftsmanship mated with elegant beauty in his instruments. If you are relatively new to Prucha banjos, then click on these photos and have fun!
      This banjoarrived Feb 24th with Jaroslav Prucha to our store booth at the WinterGrass Festival in Bellevue, WA.
    

     New. Maple Top Tension. Handmade by Jaroslav Prucha and his son, John.
     Jaroslav Prucha has only made a few "Diamond Point" models that were made as a Top Tension banjo. In fact, any of his Top Tension banjos fall into a category you could label as "rare", as only about 10 to 20 have ever been produced to date.
     Beautiful Maple neck and solid carved and voiced "massif" resonator. Radiused Ebony fingerboard. Ivoroid multiple bound resonator and fingerboard - on the resonator you see the black line on top, back and sides. Abalone inlays. Nickel hardware. Modified Kerschner (Prucha) tailpiece. Gotoh main tuners with Schaller 5th tuning peg, all with matching ivoroid buttons.
     Prucha's Top Tension banjos always get real close attention and real favorable comments when at our store or at a show... and this one is right there with the ones that came before it. Very nice wood, extremely high level of craftsmanship, and big beautiful expressive tone with a great attack.
     * If you are unfamiliar with the Top Tension concept, call me and I'll be happy to discuss their special aspects in more detail.
   

2-pickup. Cut Diamond Inlays in radiused fingerboard. One Humbucking p/u beneath head under strings, and one Prucha magnetic p/u under bridge. Just arrived - call for more details. Photos below are of an earlier banjo, to give you an idea of the "look". $2950 w/ case.
* Please call for availability.

     Newest Top Tension from Prucha. All of Mr Prucha's Top Tension banjos have been in demand for several years now. Grained Ivoriod/black/white binding on neck and resonator. Abalone "Falling Leaves" inlayed in Radiused Ebony fingerboard. Custom resonator with wood inlayed Marquetry binding. "Speed Neck" meaning that the area on back of neck is finished in a sealer instead of tradtional lacquer.

     Exceptionally Fine Condition. No wear, no marks, no fret wear, no problems.
     Very strongly figured Maple neck and resonator. Flat Ebony fingerboard with abalone "Falling Leaves" inlay pattern. Nickel hardware with 2-hump clamshell tailpiece and 2-band Ptacek pre-war style tuners with amber buttons. JPrucha logo and floral abalone inlay in peghead overlay.
     This banjo is very good. Great attack and lots of expressive depth and great highs. A new banjo like this one would cost well over $4000 today. This one is very close to being original new condition and also comes with Prucha warranty, transferred to next owner (you)!

     New. Highly figured Maple banjo with tortoise bindings and radiused fingerboard.
     Beautiful Amber sunburst makes the figured Maple really look great. Ebony radiused fingerboard with Abalone 'fallen leaves' inlay pattern. Multiple tortoise celluloid bindings, with white line stacked behind the tortoise to illuminate it and make it come 'alive'. Multiple binding lines are seen at top, back and sides of resonator and along fingerboard. Concentric circles in fingerboard.
     Gotoh main tuners with Schaller 5th tuner - all with matching amber buttons. Nickel hardware. 2-hump Clamshell tailpiece.

     Exc(-) condition. Frets have only slightest wear on the first 3 frets. There are one or two marks on the resonator side wall. Some dis-coloration on the armrest shows that this banjo has been played but not abused. Gold shows normal rubbing from use.
     Maple neck with Solid Maple 'Massif' resonator. Multiple white/black/white & Marquetry bindings on resonator and neck. Radiused Ebony fingerboard with Abalone falling leaves inlays. R.R. spikes installed at A, B & C positions for 5th-string capo'ing. Modified Kershner tailpiece. Matte gold hardware. This was a very common hardware choice during the mid 90s but we don't see a lot of the matte gold anymore. It's a very nice look.
     Block pot Maple rim with pre-war style Ptacek 20-hole Flathead Tone Ring. Head is signed by Lubos Malina, a great Czech banjo player.

     Exc(+) condition. Archtop. No marks in back of neck or top of peghead. Some light marks on back of resonator, but very superficial. Frets barely show playing marks.
     Custom banjo, with extra-nice old cured Maple solid carved "Massif" resonator, and many other nice options. Dramatically figured Maple neck. Radiused Ebony fingerboard with abalone "Falling Leaves" inlay pattern. JPrucha logo and floral pattern inlaid in Ebony peghead overlay. Multiple Ivoroid bindings with wooden marquetry purflings under the bindings, along the resonator side walls, and along the fingerboard.
     The hardware is a mixture of Nickel and Gold, with Gold archtop 'no-hole' tone ring, 2-hump tailpiece, armrest, hooks and nuts, co-ordinator rods, gold Schaller 5th tuner. The 4 main tuners are Gold Ptacek 2-band, except that the barrel and nut and wash are Nickel. Nickel 1-pc flange and tension hoop.
     This is a nice banjo. It was made by Jaroslav Prucha in 1999 for Dalibor Cidlinsky, a noted jazz banjo player, keyboardist, arranger and producer in the Czech Republic. Possibly because of Dalibor's status as a great player and as a friend of Jaroslav Prucha's, this banjo was made with very select woods. For me, perhaps the main ingredient is the 'no-hole' archtop tonering. These always sound great, and are capable of much wider tone range thru set-up than most people are used to hearing in an archtop. This particular banjo has spent time with very relaxed set-up, medium-tight set-up, and also with Ralph Stanley high tension set-up. It had full professional tone throughout those varied settings... It is a great banjo with lots of character.

     Just arrived, but is pre-sold to a waiting customer.

     New. Solid body electric 5-string banjo, with 2 coil-tap Humbucking pickups.
     The body is solid Mahogany construction, with Maple neck. Double cutaway. Bridge is made like a good strat bridge/tailpiece with strings thru body at tailpiece. 3-way p/u selector switch, Master tone & volume, and 2 coil tap switches. Gotoh geared banjo tuners. Nickel hardware. Radiused Ebony fingerboard with Bat inlays.

     Exc(-) condition. Frets are in fine shape, just had a fresh milling. One slight small dent in lacquer on resonator sidewall (treble side). All the wood, metal and lacquer are in great shape.
      Select mahogany neck and resonator. Multiple ivoriod/black/ivoriod bindings around resonator and neck, with the center black line showing at top and bottom and along sides of resonator and along side of neck. R.R. spikes installed at A, Bb, B & C positions for 5th-string capo'ing.
     Flat Rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl inlays in fingerboard and peghead overlay. All hardware original and in great condition. Vintage style 2-band tuners with Schaller 5th peg.
      This is one fine banjo.

     Exc(-) condition. 2-pc Tube-and-Plate flange. Frets are in perfect shape. Some slight small dents in lacquer on back of neck near heel - these are small impressions from leaning against coffee table edges, etc. Slight mars on resonator sidewall have been cosmetically repaired. All the wood, metal and lacquer are in great shape. Small wear along back edge of peghead top, from leaning against walls. I am only pointing out some slight areas that keep this banjo from being rated "exceptional condition"... It is really very nice and these things I am pointing out are nothing to worry about.
     Figured Maple neck and resonator. Multiple white/black/while bindings around resonator and neck, with the center black line showing at top and bottom and along sides of resonator and along side of neck.
     Radiused Ebony fingerboard with custom abalone inlays in fingerboard and peghead overlay. All hardware original and in great condition. Vintage style 2-band tuners with Schaller 5th peg.
     This is a fine banjo.

     New. Select Mahogany neck and resonator. White bindings on resonator and neck. Flat Rosewood fingerboard. Vintage style Gotoh tuners with cream plastic buttons. R.R. spikes installed by Prucha at A, Bb, B & C positions for 5th-string capo'ing. Hearts & Flowers pearl inlay in fingerboard.
     This banjo is a nice one. The Mahogany is beautifully shaded with the finish to give the banjo a great look.
     As far as materials and workmanship go, it is hard to find other makers that can deliver the perfection of building that Jaroslav Prucha is known for. Perfect neck shaping, perfect neck fit to pot, perfect fit of flange onto resonator ledge, perfect fit of heel into resonator notch. *I could go on and on, pointing out the high grade construction... but lets talk about performance and tone...
     This banjo is really a strong one. Big, big bottom end with concentrated focus and growl. Highs are not shrill, but have a very good growl and plenty of fat tone, even way up high on fingerboard. This is definitely a great banjo for sound.

     Almost New condition. No wear on frets, no marks on back of resonator, no dents in back of neck.
     Highly figured Maple, with very strong striping figure in neck, 1-pc figured Maple resonator back. Resonator has multiple ivoroid/black/ivoroid bindings seen on top, back and sides of resonator, and multiple ivoroid/black/ivoroid binding with black line seen on side of fingerboard. Radiused Ebony fingerboard, with Abalone "Hearts & Flowers" inlay pattern. Ebony peghead overlay, with JPrucha inlaid in abalone and H&F abalone peghead inlay pattern. Nickel Schaller 2-band pre-war style tuners. Nickel hardware, with "Gibson style" rim and 1-pc flange.
     As usual, the workmanship is superb. It is extremely difficult to fit the flange and the neck heel perfectly into the resonator... but Prucha does it every time. Also - the neck shape is very elegantly carved. You could actually get lost in wonderment while looking at how perfect the neck shape is, the perfect binding, the perfect inlays, the color of the finish over the nice figured Maple, etc.
     This banjo has great tone. Contrary to many armchair quarterbacks who say "Maple is too bright", It isn't too bright at all. In fact, it has a lovely rich and growly sound and is clear and sweet all the way up the fingerboard.
     This banjo comes with transferrable warranty.
     * Full set of photos soon...

     New. Custom Maple "Legend" model with some nice upgrades.
     Excellent "upgraded" Maple neck and resonator. White bindings on resonator top and back and along edge of fingerboard. Rosewood flat fingerboard with "Gull Wing" RB-1 inlays in pearl. Fleur d' Lis and Prucha logo inlaid in pearl in the headstock. Nickel hardware. Nickel Gotoh tuners with perfect antique-looking cream buttons. 4-hump clamshell tailpiece.
     This banjo has a very beautiful amber sunburst that just makes the Maple come alive.
     The sound is great. Very centered attack, with lots of tone and power immediately after the attack. Big bottom end with clear, clean expressive highs.

     Exc(-) condition. The wood and finish are all nearly perfect. There is just a little oxidation of the Nickel plating here and there.
     High grade Mahogany neck and resonator. Nickel hardware. Flat Ebony fingerboard. White bindings around top and back of resonator, and along fingerboard. Nickel Schaller tuners with matching pearloid buttons. Hearts & Flowers pearl inlay pattern in fingerboard and headstock.
     This is a fine banjo. It has that great growl and plenty of power.

     Just arrived, but is pre-sold to a waiting customer. New. Faithful, pre-war replica.
     Mahogany with solid, carved "massif" resonator. Multiple-bound top and back of resonator, bound fingerboard, multiple bound headstock. Large "balloon" logo. Set up with 4 matching Keith D tuners - see photos...tuners are waiting for amber buttons to be fit.

Almost new condition. 11" Pot with Tubafone tonering. Top grade banjo! Highly figured Maple neck with multiple ivoroid bindings and hand-engraved pearl inlays in Ebony fingerboard. Very nicely hand-engraved Gryphon in headstock. 3-ply Maple rim is bound inside and out with multiple Ivoroid. Vintage style 2-band Schaller tuners. Co-ordinator rod construction. Banjo currently has a very interesting head installed - Remo head was stripped of original coating, and a very nice hand-applied coating was brushed on. This head sounds great. The banjo has no problems, no repairs.

     Exc(+) condition. This instrument only has incidental signs of prior use. Everything is nice and original.
     Mahogany neck on traditional 3-ply Maple rim. Brass bead tone ring. Rim is multiple bound at the bottom edge inside and out, showing tortoise main binding, 'backlit' by white layer underneath, to make the tortoise bindings seem to come alive. Excellent engraved inlays on peghead, and fingerboard. Pre-war style 2-band tuners.
     Currently this banjo is set up with a Remo "Fiberskyn" head and is tightened enough to give it some snap and ring. It sounds great.

     Just arrived, but is pre-sold to a waiting customer.

     VG(+) Condition. There are a few minor dings in the back of the neck, and a few in the resonator, but nothing major. Minimal wear on frets. Keith D-tuners are installed for the second and third strings.
     Mahogany banjo with figured Mahogany neck. Rosewood flat fingerboard with small Ivoroid dot inlays. "Bowtie" style peghead. Black binding along back edge of resonator and along fingerboard. Railroad spikes installed at "A", B" flat, and "C" postitions for capo'ing.
    This banjo has the same rim, tonering and hardware as all the Prucha banjos, and sounds like it too.

     Special banjo. Built as a salute to the old traditional RB-18's of the 1930's, this banjo has all top woods and appointments.
     I am sorry to have to report that this particular banjo was custom built for a customer, so it is unavailable to purchase. Please let these photos suffice to show Mr Prucha's work on this fine banjo.
     Call us to discuss having a similar banjo built for you... 406/327-9925.

     Just arrived, but is pre-sold to a waiting customer.

     Excellent condition. Sunburst Maple neck. Original frets with no wear. Original hardware, including pre-war style offset pancake tuners, all hardware on pot, Vega sliding 5th string capo, and even the original frets and head...! Pot has original brass bead tonering.
     This banjo is in really great shape. Its easy to tell it was never really played. There are a few very small nicks in the finish, and there are some lines of finish checking on neck heel.
     Vega made this model, the "Folk Ranger", as their long-neck model just under the "Pete Seeger" longneck model. Usually, they had 90-degree "guitar-style" tuners... but this one got "pancake" pre-war style offset tuners. It also came from factory with Vega sliding 5th string capo mounted on side of neck.
     The Vega longnecks are a re-creation of the banjo Pete Seeger modified to add 3 extra frets, so he could play the banjo in "E" tuning, for example... But when you capo up to the 3rd fret, its in "G" tuning and plays like any normal banjo with normal scale length.
     The banjo is in nice shape and is set-up to play with no problems.

     Excellent restored condition. 10 1/8" rim.  24 3/4" scale length. Original hardware except newer No-Knot tailpiece.
     Beautiful reproduction neck that is copied from an 1890's Fairbanks Custom Electric. The neck is 2-pc nicely figured Maple, with colorful wood layers beneath fingerboard, top and back of peghead, and heelcap. The elaborate engraved pearl inlays are really great. Original dowell stick. Matching newer tuners with pearloid buttons.
     This conversion was done using a hand-made faithful handmade reproduction of the Fairbanks "Electric" tonering.

     Excellent restored condition.10 3/4" pot. 24 3/4" scalelength. All original hardware except for newer No-Knot tailpiece and 2 hooks replaced. Pot refinished. Tension hoop shows nicks and dings and some Nickel worn thru to brass. Original dowell stick.
     Very nice figured 1-pc Mahogany reproduction 5-string neck that was copied from an early Custom Senator neck. Engraved Dogwood flower inlay in peghead, along with engraved star and trillium flower. Fingerboard inlays are all engraved pearl.
     Bottom of pot bound with tortoise celluloid on outside edge. Tone ring is simple brass bead, with spunover flashing down the outside of rim. Rennaisance head installed. Neck shows multiple wood layers below fingerboard, headstock overlay, and heelcap. Tuners appear to be Schaller, but I am not sure of the brand. However, the tuners work great and have matching black buttons on the tuners.

     Excellent condition. 24 3/4" scale length. 10 15/16" pot with recent professional 5-pc Mahogany neck. Pot has all original except newer No-Knot tailpiece. Bottom of pot has wooden marquetry, and it has tortoise binding at inside and outside of wood rim. Newer planetary tuning pegs.
     The newer neck is great. Very tasteful job of mating the colorful wood layers and also the elaborately engraved inlays. Large Vega "Urn" inlaid in peghead. Back of peghead has engraved Vega "Star" inlay. Peghead has multiple wood layers on top and back, with back Ebony overlay that continues down back of neck to about the 4th fret. Fingerboard and heelcap have multiple layers of wood, as well. Engraved floral inlay in heelcap.

     Excellent restored condition.  10 1/8" Pot.  24 3/4" scale length. Pot has all original hardware except newer No-Knot tailpiece.
     Elaborate Mahogany #7 repro neck that is faithful to the originals, with multicolor wood layers under fingerboard, back and front of peghead, and heelcap. Neck is 2-pc Mahogany with tasteful multiple wood "stringer" down center of back of neck. Very nice elaborate engraved #7 Vega inlays in peghead, fingerboard, back of peghead and heelcap. Vega floral pattern carved into heel.
     Rim is bound top and bottom with ivoroid. Bottom of pot has colorful wooden marquetry purfling. Ivoroid binding along sides of fingerboard. Newer matching nickel tuners with black buttons. Comes with fibre-skin style head.

     Exc condition. Wood rim. Very nice starter banjo that has some tone.

     Exc condition. Not much wear anywhere, but you can tell it was played.
     Just fresh from recent set up and it sounds very good. Wood rim with shoe and plate flange.

     New. This banjo from Will Williams was made with an original 40-hole tone ring from around 1932. It was mated with an old cured Jimmy Cox 3-ply Maple rim from the 1970's. Unfigured Maple was used for the neck and resonator. This wood was chosen to support the resonance from the rim and ring. One-piece pot metal flange. Rosewood flat fingerboard.
     Ivoroid bindings on top and back of resonator and along fingerboard. Elaborate yet tasteful pearl inlays in peghead and fingerboard.
     We've been having fun with this banjo since we picked it up from Will at a recent festival. It is set-up pretty tight, around a C pitch, and it has a great high-mid presence. I haven't heard it with a more relaxed head, but there is no reason to want to. This banjo has found a beautiful zone of "spang". In other words, if you are looking for a very cool sounding archtop, I would heartily recommend this one.

     Almost New Condition. There isn't any wear on frets. The only wear on head is from me having a blast playing this banjo. No dings or dents.
     Mahogany neck and resonator. "Old Factory Floor" 3-ply Maple rim. Jim Burlile flathead tone ring. Antique'd white bindings around top and back edge of resonator and along sides of fingerboard. Two white/black/white concentric circles in back of Mahogany resonator. Modified "Flying Eagle" inlay pattern inlaid in double-cut peghead and in flat rosewood fingerboard. Four Keith "Standard" tuning pegs in peghead, Schaller 5th string peg - all with matching ivoroid buttons. Solid pearl truss-rod cover. R.R. spikes installed at 7th and 9th position for 5th-string capo'ing. Bone nut.
     This is a really great banjo. It really is a joy to play a banjo and have so much presence and thump and growl. It really does make your sternum resonate while you are playing. Will Williams has  built about 21 or so of these "Kenny Ingram" models, using top grade components and taking care in thoughtfully mating these parts for maximum sound value.
     Kenny Ingram used this model extensively for several years when he was touring and recording with "Rhonda Vincent and the Rage".
     * Will Williams isn't making this model anymore, so if you want one it has to be a "pre-owned" one. This particular banjo is in great original condition and was really never played.

     Excellent(+) original condition. Hardly any sign of prior use. No fret wear. This banjo has been back to Will Williams and he's checked it all out and certified it to be in fine original condition.
     Select-grade Mahogany resonator and neck. Rosewood fingerboard with Flying Eagle inlay pattern. Double-cut headstock. Sullivan "Old Factory Floor" 3-ply Maple rim. Burlile pre-war style flathead tone ring. Keith tuners. Concentric circles in back of resonator. Tasteful inlay pattern in peghead and fingerboard.

     Exc.(+) Condition. There are some slight scratches on the resonator, and a couple marks on the top of the peghead, but the banjo is in great overall shape.
     "Old floor" 3-ply wood rim. Burlyle handmade,  pre-war style flathead  tonering. All 4 tuners are Keith standard pegs with Schaller 5th string tuner all with matching Ivoroid buttons. Neck was custom cut to show only the least amount of wood between the last fret and the tension hoop.

     New. Mahogany banjo with 140-year old Maple 3-ply rim.
     Double-cut peghead. Flat Rosewood fingerboard with diamonds and bows inlay pattern. Don Elkins' old wood 3-ply Maple rim. Prucha/Ptacek pre-war style flathead tonering. Pre-war style 1-pc pot metal flange. Fingerboard and resonator have white binding. Mahogany resonator back has 2 multiple concentric circles. Waverly 2-band tuners.
     Players are used to Will Williams hitting very close to the mark to the old pre-war sound in his Mahogany banjos. This is no exception. Mr Williams carefully mates tone ring weight with wood rim density, to make sure the vibrations that resound thru the tone ring are handed off in a manner to fully activate the wood rim. Again, its a very good Mahogany sound.