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Rare Vega Vegaphone Banjo with Original Case (1890-1920)

Estimated price for orientation: 1 795 $

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Description
Items Included: Case Number of Strings: 4
Brand: VEGA MPN: 94303
Model: Vegaphone Banjo Body Style: Closed Back
Right-/ Left-Handed: Right Handed Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Type: Banjo


Maple neck and tortoise plastic bound pie-section resonator - 10-15 / 16 skin head 1/2" maple rim, tuba phone tone ring, 28 brackets and flanges 19 ivoroid bound ebony fingerboard with freto pearl dot inlays vega armrest VEGA logo and pearl inlays on headstock, Pavel Krishot tuning heads with ivoroid button 1-3/8 nut width, - 23-1/8" scale length with original hard shell case with blue velour lining. Please note inside the banjo are 3 dates 1890, 1893, 1900 so it's difficult to determine the exact year of manufacture.