Banjo

Fitch Masters Five Banjo Sunburst, 2007 ✓

On February 9, 2024 /

Built by Cliff Fitch, this is a Fitch Masters Five bluegrass style five string banjo built during 2007 near Forth Worth, Texas. It is in very good overall condition with expected play wear, and light to moderate fret wear in the low positions. Using the Mastertone 5-string concepts, the Fitch Masters Five features a figured Maple resonator covering a stained Maple rim.

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Wildwood Troubador Maple Natural Openback Banjo, 2007

On January 9, 2024 /

Built during 2007 in Bend, Oregon, this Wildwood Troubador Natural Maple banjo sports a Tubaphone tone ring and is in great condition. The construction is Maple with an Ebony fingerboard, with rope-style decorative strips along the neck and around the rim. Wildwood Banjos were built by Mark Platen from 1973 until his retirement in 2018.

Used

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⚌Reduced‼ Fairbanks Vega Whyte Laydie No.2 Banjo, 1910 ✓

On December 13, 2023 /

Following its original form as an A.C Fairbanks product, the Fairbanks Vega Whyte Laydie featured a natural finish on the maple neck and pot which provided its name. However, the real innovation was the Whyte Ladyie tone ring and bracket band, reducing the number of holes drilled and adding mass to the pot.

Vintage

Deering GDL Burl Walnut 5-String Banjo, 1985 ✓

On November 22, 2023 /

The Deering GDL – the Greg Deering Limited – Walnut 5-string banjo sits near the top of the line for production models. It is a spectacular illustration of the state of the Banjo art. For materials, the resonator features a Burl Walnut veneer, a Maple rim and Walnut neck with bound Ebony fingerboard.

Vintage

Bacon & Day Montana Silver Bell No. 4 Tenor Banjo, 1927

On November 7, 2023 /

The fantastic piece seen here is a Bacon & Day Montana Silver Bell No.4 Tenor banjo, built during October 1927 in Groton, Connecticut. This model was available in both the longer Plectrum and shorter Tenor scale lengths.

Vintage

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Ramsey Woody Oak Tree 5-String Banjo 2001

On October 16, 2023 /

The Mike Ramsey Woody Oak Tree 5-string is an open back traditional style banjo with frailing scoop, wooden tone ring and rim and an Oak Tree themed engraved inlay set. Mike Ramsey began building banjos in 1986, and in 1990 shifted to full time banjo production in Lebanon, Ohio. In 1994 he moved to a new shop in Appomattox, Virginia, and again in 2005 to Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Used

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Banjo

Fitch Masters Five Banjo Sunburst, 2007 ✓

Wildwood Troubador Maple Natural Openback Banjo, 2007

⚌Reduced‼ Fairbanks Vega Whyte Laydie No.2 Banjo, 1910 ✓

Deering GDL Burl Walnut 5-String Banjo, 1985 ✓

Bacon & Day Montana Silver Bell No. 4 Tenor Banjo, 1927

Ramsey Woody Oak Tree 5-String Banjo 2001

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