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Vega/Fairbanks #9 Tu-Ba-Phone 5 string banjo with resonator

Price: $11,500.00 USD

Mint condition Vega/Fairbanks #9 Tu-Ba-Phone 5 string banjo. Comes with the original pie-plate resonator. Gruhn noted that it was one of the cleanest #9s that they had seen. Original Planetary tuners have been upgraded with new Rickard Cyclone 10:1 gold plated tuners. The original tuners and 5th string friction peg are included. New Kirschner tailpiece that is period correct. 11” pot, with 27” scale and 1 5/16”nut. Serial number #51705, making this instrument somewhere in the 1920-22 range.


Interested? Contact Seller to arrange purchase


Shipping: Seller will cover the shipping

Posted By: ander054
United States, Oxford, NC, 27565

Contact Info: 919-691-4446
308 Main St Oxford, NC 27565

Condition of Banjo: Used - Mint Condition

Type: 5-String Resonator, Brand: Vega

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