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.

     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.

     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.