Vega Vegaphone Professional
Vega Vegaphone Professional
Vega Vegaphone Professional
Vega Vegaphone Professional
Vega Vegaphone Professional
Vega Vegaphone Professional
Vega Vegaphone Professional
Vega Vegaphone Professional
Vega Vegaphone Professional
Vega Vegaphone Professional

Vega Vegaphone Professional

Regular price
$995.00
Sale price
$995.00
Unit price
per 

This Vegaphone Professional features the very desirable "Tu-ba-phone" tone ring that is well suited to many different styles of music. This banjo is in very good overall condition, more details in the "Notes" below. This banjo is currently setup in CGDA tuning but can put setup in GDAE tuning on the buyer's request.

Neck - maple with ebony center strip, two-tone finish, ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl inlays, "pearwood" peghead veneer with Vega mother of pearl inlays, vintage and desirable "Planet" geared tuners

Rim - laminated maple rim with Tu-ba-phone tone ring, tortoise celluloid binding, painted rim cap, 28 flanges, maple "pie plate" resonator.

Setup - CGDA

Case - original Vega case

Notes - the nickel plating on the metal parts look new, some buckle rash on the back of the resonator, armrest is bent, position dots on siding binding look to be made with a marker (might be removable), repaired damage to side of resonator and patched binding.

On Consignment - this banjo is in our inventory and will get the same service as all banjos that Trad Banjo sells.

Specs:

  • Scale length - 23"
  • Nut width - 1.14"
  • # of frets - 19
  • Weight - 8lbs 7oz
  • Action height - .080" @ 12th fret
  • Strings - to be installed
  • Bridge - to be installed
  • Head - Remo Renassiance
  • Serial number - 81580