Vega serial #s between 99369 and 99686, when the switch from the Vega stamp to printed yellow labels seems to have occured. This Deering wall hanger will display your banjo in style! Vega, now owned by Deering Banjos, is one of the oldest American banjo brands, founded in 1881 in Boston, Massachusetts. The penultimate Vega Vox V was designed for banjo wizard and consummate showman Eddie Peabody (1902-1970) in the late 1960`s. Includes hard case. The hooks are one half of a working fixture, the other half is the nut which threads onto the hook and holds it onto the shoe and allows for tightening the head. Photo Fairbanks 1900 Reproduction 2-point Shoe; $20 each Photo Strong notched top hoop and all other metal parts finished in pol- ished nickel plate. Low action on a 5/8 bridge. Today. 1925 Vega Little Wonder Banjo Rim. Gold plated with grained ivoroid knob; $350 Photos. About This Item. Maple 2-Ply Banjo Rim USD $ 85.00 View Product Details. Burnt orange finish with some flaking. HSC. Hooks: Cobra hooks first appear circa 1881 on Fairbanks & Cole banjos. Anatomy of the Early Vega Martin Banjo. Photos . Made for banjo-ukulele. A Deering USA quality nickel plated shoe that will accept Deering tension hooks and our Leader USA flat and round 8-26 tpi (.155" / 3.937MM Dia) bracket hooks.The hole in the bracket is approx 3/16" Dia (4.75MM) The shoe comes complete with a 22mm (0.875") long domed head screw and washer for fitting to the banjo rim. #52190 with Fairbanks/Vega stamp. I specialize in banjo repairs, banjo restorations, and banjo consignments of vintage 4 string,5 string,6 string,8 string banjo, banjo guitar,banjo mandolin, etc. These are vintage items and are not guaranteed to match each other or be part of a matching set. Banjohaven also sells vintage 4 string instrument parts. B&D Banjo ARM RESTS BANJO NECKS (updated inventory) (updated display) TAILPIECES : BANJO MUTES . Here are 27 hooks and nuts from a later Fairbanks or Vega banjo. Curly Maple 2-Ply Banjo Rim USD $ 105.00 View Product Details. HSC. We have several different sizes of replacement banjo head brackets. Out of stock! Vintage Banjo Hardware - Vega/Fairbanks Hook & Nut Sets (28). Any model F-V or Vega banjo with serial #s between 52669 and 52684 (a 15 number range), when the switch from "Fairbanks Banjo, Made by Vega" stamp to the "Made by Vega" stamp seems to have occurred. £1250. RRP 519.99 Brand new beautiful Ashbury AB-45-5 5 String Banjo, Brass Tone Ring - Good quality brass tone ring, 24 tension hooks, mahogany resonator and rim. Walt Pittman designed another 5th string banjo capo. **Very Rare** 1970's Vega Martin 'VIP Model' 5 String Resonator banjo with tone ring. Beautiful condition. (B1188) Flat Hook with Nut B1188-N Flat Hook with Ball End Ballend (2 inch) NickelThese are for open back Miscellaneous banjos $4.40(B1190-C/N) J Hook with NutB1190-C/N J Hook with Round … Call For Banjo Bob's Special Price The tubaphone tone ring creates that unique Vega tone in this professional quality maple banjo. Jan 31, 2016 - The world's largest used banjo inventory. Nuts are available in a variety of sizes and shapes. the man i had restore it in torrington ct. was an apprentice to the original maker in 1956. it was played by robert kennedy who many proclaim was the greatest tenor banjo player in the world. $450. We make genuine Vega Tubaphone tone rings of brass to create a beautiful quality of tone and projection. No dowelstick. A slightly newer hardshell case … Features a muli-ply rim, Prucha bridge, Vega/Martin tone ring, rear facing planetary tuners and a gloss finish. Available in two sizes: 4 & 5 String banjo yoke and a wider 6 … It has a straight rail screwed to the side of the fretboard and a small spring sliding on the rail to fret the string. Replace banjo head hooks and brackets needed for tightening down the banjo head! Saved by Don Palmer. F-V to Vega stamp, between #52669 and #52684. Machine Rim and Fit Tone Ring USD $ 50.00 View Product Details. Shaded mahogany wood finish self-tension Pot is a Vintage 1930's or 40's Fairbanks Vega Style N. Neck is New as are the Tuners, Bridge, and Tailpiece. Maple 2-Ply Banjo Rim USD $ 85.00. This one is more commercial, but I have not found any patent. Style N’s had 26 hooks and were dyed a mahogany colour and Little Wonders had 28 hooks and were left a natural maple tone. The world's largest used banjo inventory. Long vs. short ferrule: switchover is between #23721 and #23800. PO Box 123 Silverhill, AL 36576 (502) 365-5022 [email protected] Facebook; Instagram A nickel-plated brass reproduction of the early 1900s Vega™ armrest, it's secured by the banjo's bracket hooks. Reinforced neck. 1920 Vega Professional Sunburst Plectrum Banjo, Serial # 83668. The back of the rim is capped with a ring of multicolored wood parquetry with “rope” (alternating light and dark) mosaic at center and red, crème and black lines and parallelograms surrounding it. HOOKS AND NUTS TUNERS: BANJO HEAD WRENCHES: VINTAGE B&D. The Vega White Oak banjos are ideal for clawhammer and folk music and players will marvel at the bright tone and distinct note clarity from a banjo that weighs less than 6 pounds! #0096 is flattened at the top to fit a grooved tension hoop. 10-1/8" diameter maple rim with steel hoop tonering. Choose from different sizes, lengths and nut sizes. The Vega Banjo Company is one of the oldest banjo companies in the history of the instrument. People also love these ideas Pinterest. 1968 Vega Wonder Plectrum Banjo. 1927, maple, 23" scale, Tubaphone tonering, four-piece flange, new hooks and nuts, straight neck, excellent frets, upgraded with Gotoh tuners and a Tensionator tailpiece. 27 of the pairs have the correct #8x26 thread with a 9/32" hex size on the nuts. The wooden rod in the back reads"FAIRBANKS BANJO MADE BY THE VEGA COMPANY BOSTON. Third in line is the unique and beautiful Style R, Whyte Laydie tenor banjo, a formidable instrument in design and tone. Made in the USA. This is a Vega Professional Tubaphone openback banjo, with a neck from the 1960s and the pot from a 1923 Vega Tubaphone banjo, a conversion common in the 1960s. It will also fit the Deering Goodtime banjo. 1920's Vega 1 point shoe (Little Wonder, Style N); $5.00 each Photo 1920's Original Vega 2 pointed shoes; $15 each. Beautiful condition. Fits a 24 or 28-bracket banjo with 11" (279.40mm) diameter rim, or Vega-style 10-15/16" (277.81mm) diameter rim and 3-1/2" to 4-1/2" (88.90mm to 114.30mm) bracket hook spacings. 10-15/16" maple rim with a pro natural refinish. .. Railroad spike 5th string top nut and 2nd There is no warranty on hooks and nuts and there is no guaranty of their usability, or condition. Banjo Hardware | Hook Nuts. The three-piece scalloped tone ring is bright and resonant and has been much copied. Saved from banjobuyer.com. The flange feature between rim and resonator give proper tone sustainance. Joel Hooks has made 274 recent additions to Banjo Hangout Interests: [Socializing] Occupation: Henchman Gender: Male Age: 43 My Instruments: George Wunderlich, Terry Bell Custom, Eastman WL, Vega 60s Wonder. Curly Maple 2-Ply Banjo Rim USD $ 105.00. hooks and ball end nuts. The earliest reported is F&C #1000. It was first marketed by Vega and is still marketed under different names. 1920 Vega Style K Rim. PARAMOUNT RESONATOR ATTACHMENT BRACKETS . 41. The Vega No.2 is a top grade banjo made of curly maple stained light amber and buffed to a high gloss. Vega Vox 1 Plectrum Banjo 1932 ... Vega Vox 1 Plectrum Banjo 1932. Our bracket hooks are 2-1/2" (63.50mm) long. Photos. Pearl positions in ebony fingerboard. A cool instrument from the early 20th century, this Vega Fairbanks Little Wonder banjo mandolin has a tortoise plastic-bound maple rim and 2-piece maple neck. Welcome to Banjo Haven! Machine Rim and Fit Tone Ring USD $ 50.00. Banjo Shoes. The only banjo with the full depth acoustic resonator combined with top tension hoop and flanges. 1969 Vintage Vega Banjo Catalog Scruggs Pete Seeger Vox. Set up in GDAE. VEGA #2. PO Box 123 Silverhill, AL 36576 (502) 365-5022 [email protected] Facebook; Instagram Binding. 1960s Vega Vox I Plectrum Banjo Made In USA + Hard Case. I specialize in banjo repairs, banjo restorations, and banjo consignments of vintage 4 string,5 string,6 string,8 string banjo, banjo guitar,banjo mandolin, etc. heres one for ya, i recently restored my brothers vega short neck tenor banjo that walter kay bauer purchases for him in 1956. it is 1 of only 3 made. The hooks are made of steel and the nuts are brass. Vega stamp to yellow stick-on labels between 99369 and 99686. I believe these hooks and nuts were re-plated in nickel at some point but I don’t believe they were unscrewed from the thread when plated so the bottom portion of the thread is not plated. Vegaphone Professional Tenor Banjo 1927, maple, Tubaphone tonering, four-piece flange, new hooks and nuts, straight neck, excellent frets, upgraded with Gotoh tuners and a Tensionator tailpiece. $250. The headstock features a pearwood overlay and 4-on-a-plate tuners with ivoroid buttons. It is a Four-String Banjo, Soloist Model, Serial #87500, with a seven-lap laminated maple rim, gold-finish top hoop and hooks, new design flanges and 28 brackets, patented Tu-ba phone tone tube and bracket band in a nickel finish. 1970s-80 "Vega Vox" Banjo Tailpiece Replacement "Chrome" 4-5 String Rest. Low action on a 5/8 bridge. There are open end nuts and closed end nuts. Favorite Bands/Musicians: RESONATOR SCREWS Resonator Attachment Hardware. Vega Vox models I-IV, high end plectrum and tenor banjos, can trace their Boston beginnings back to the Jazz Age 1928 Vega catalogue. … Crafted in Cherry and made in the USA by our friends at String Swing, it will support and complement your banjo. BANJO SHOE BRACKETS . Mahogany neck, Ovangkol fingerboard with 22 frets. When C. F. Martin Co. bought the Vega banjo line in May of 1970, hundreds of parts were inherited from the Needham Heights factory near Boston. VEGA VOX BANJOS Pre-eminently the peak of banjo perfection designed for additional tonal power and tonal flexibility. Here are 28 hooks and nuts fresh from a 1920's Vega Tubaphone banjo; I cannot guarantee that all of them are the 1920's originals but all seem to match except one of the nuts is 5/16" instead of 9/32". Get In Touch. For adjusting banjo head tension. Photo 1920's Original Gold Plated Vega 2 pointed shoes; $20 each. This banjo was made by the Vega Company in Boston, Massachusetts, around 1929. Our traditional nickel-plated steel bracket hooks are used with bracket hex nuts to adjust the tightness of a banjo head. All hooks and nuts are sold as is. This banjo has 28 individual nickel-plated flat flange pieces around the rim, brackets, hooks and nuts. New hooks and nuts. "Tube-a-phone" tone chamber inside. Welcome to Banjo Haven! VEGA FLANGES: RESONATORS. Get In Touch. Comes with two wall attachment screws. For several years, the Vega Martin banjo was an amalgam of parts from Massachusetts and Nazareth, PA. #0088 has a round cross-section and fits a notched tension hoop. Banjohaven also sells vintage 4 string instrument parts. Explore. £1100