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1924 Vega Tubaphone Style M Tenor Banjo Used

  • Original price was: $1,250.00.Current price is: $1,062.50.
Pickup available 211 Lambert Ave, Palo Alto, CA

A great jazz-age 19-fret tenor that’s fully playable and ready to go, and doesn’t cost much, either. Of course there’s some wear to the finish, and the surface of the metal parts has a confusing effect that looks like tarnished silver (but it’s supposed to be nickel plating). So if you want a 100 years-old banjo that shines like the grille on a new car, well, this probably isn’t going to move you. But considering its age, and how well it functions, this Vega Tubaphone tenor has a great vintage vibe and a sparkling tone that makes up for some metal parts that don’t shine. Comes with the original hardshell case.

  • UPC 140950
  • Year 1924
  • Fingerboard Ebony
  • Neck material Maple
  • Frets to body 19
  • Total frets 19
  • Scale length 23 1/8"
  • Finish original shellac varnish
  • Nut width 1 1/8"
  • Binding Ivoroid on neck, faux tortoise on shell
  • Shell laminated maple
  • Tone ring Tubaphone
  • Resonator Yes
  • Flange Vega Multi-Piece Flange
  • Diameter 10 15/16"
  • Case type Original Hardshell
  • Serial number 61971
  • SKU VEGTUBA-61971

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Tags: Level 1: Instruments Level 2: Banjos Level 3: Tenor Banjo Used Vintage