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Vega SS-5 Folklore long neck banjo w/ case
Estimated price for orientation: 1 300 $
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Description Brand: Vega Exact Year: 1964 Banjo Type: long neck banjo Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
extraordinary condition for a 52 year old banjo...looks like it could have been made last week ... mint Vega long neck, built in 1964...neck and pot are beautiful...all nickel is excellentnew 5 Star arm rest, fiberskin head, Kirschner tail piece, Grover Rotomatic and Schaller double ring, keystone knob tuners...original Elton 5 string peg has matching, Grover knob and matching keystone knob . extra Grover 5th string geared peg in case as well as original Elton knob and Grover guitar pegs... Will be shipped with Schallers on banjo> only a few tiny case scuffs...neck is dead straight and neck set is perfect. truss rod works finethe darkening of the fret board at the third and tenth frets is in the grain and color of the wood. there is a tiny dimple(found with a magnifying glass) in the dark color, it is not wear and does not effect the banjo in any way...the frets show no signs of wear. there was a spike removed from the 12th fret leaving a tiny hole...I filled this...went over it once again with magnifying glass(not recommended )...found nothing and put it in case.new TKL hard case with Geib/American Vintage style leather handle and lock w/keyhand tooled Long Hollow leather strap is included with BINbanjo is set up with nylon strings but will be shipped with steel set in case along with a 5/8 bridge. if you wish it restrung, I will do that before I ship.
free freight to lower 48 with BIN
Description
| Brand: | Vega | Exact Year: | 1964 |
| Banjo Type: | long neck banjo | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
extraordinary condition for a 52 year old banjo...looks like it could have been made last week ... mint Vega long neck, built in 1964...neck and pot are beautiful...all nickel is excellent
new 5 Star arm rest, fiberskin head, Kirschner tail piece, Grover Rotomatic and Schaller double ring, keystone knob tuners...original Elton 5 string peg has matching, Grover knob and matching keystone knob . extra Grover 5th string geared peg in case as well as original Elton knob and Grover guitar pegs... Will be shipped with Schallers on banjo> only a few tiny case scuffs...neck is dead straight and neck set is perfect. truss rod works finethe darkening of the fret board at the third and tenth frets is in the grain and color of the wood. there is a tiny dimple(found with a magnifying glass) in the dark color, it is not wear and does not effect the banjo in any way...the frets show no signs of wear. there was a spike removed from the 12th fret leaving a tiny hole...I filled this...went over it once again with magnifying glass(not recommended )...found nothing and put it in case.new TKL hard case with Geib/American Vintage style leather handle and lock w/keyhand tooled Long Hollow leather strap is included with BINbanjo is set up with nylon strings but will be shipped with steel set in case along with a 5/8 bridge. if you wish it restrung, I will do that before I ship.
free freight to lower 48 with BIN
free freight to lower 48 with BIN