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Nechville Midnight Phantom Standard 5-String Banjo

On February 24, 2022 /

The Nechville Midnight Phantom Standard 5-string banjo offers all of the quality and technical advances of Tom Nechville’s designs, with subtle decoration. “Standard” isn’t really an official Nechville designation; we use it as many of the instruments we receive from them have custom features. You can read our post on the Midnight Phantom Custom here.

New

Price: $4,749.00 CAD

❌SOLD❌ Gibson RB-250 Mastertone Banjo Mahogany, 1976

On February 15, 2022 /

The Gibson RB-250 Mastertone was the working-musician’s banjo for decades and offers that classic Gibson sound with the “Snap” to the treble attack that only Gibsons have. This is essentially the same banjo as the famous Gibson RB-3 without the Wreath inlay, Gibson built a few RB-250 banjos every years from 1949 until 2010, when a devastating flood in Nashville destroyed Gibson’s Banjo and Mandolin facilities.

Vintage

Price: $2,950.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

SOLD!!! Vega Old Time Wonder Open-Back Banjo by Deering, Natural, 2009

On February 8, 2022 /

The Vega Old Time Wonder is one of Deering’s popular open-back banjo designs, hearkening back to the early days of the Vega company, at a time when the banjo was one of the dominant instruments.

Used

Price: $1,799.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

Vega Wonder 5-String Banjo Sunburst, 1967

On January 28, 2022 /

This Vega Wonder 5-string banjo was built in Boston, Massachusetts during 1967. Vega had been in the banjo business since purchasing the remains of the Fairbanks banjo company in 1904 following a devastating fire at the Fairbanks plant. Three years after this Vega Wonder was built, the company was sold to the Martin Guitar company. The name changed hands again a few times and is now a valued part of the Deering Banjo company.

Vintage

Price: $1,289.99 CAD

❌SOLD❌ Dobro Style 27 Squareneck Sunburst, 1979

On January 28, 2022 /

The Dobro Style 27 Squareneck seen here was built during 1979 at the OMI (Original Musical Instrument) plant in Huntington Beach, before OMI’s sale to Gibson. Dobro had a long and somewhat complex history. Founded in 1928 by John, Rudy and Ed Dopyera – the Dopyera Brothers, shortened to DoBro – as John split from the recently formed National String Instrument Corporation.

Vintage

Price: $1,150.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Deering Calico Blonde 5-String Banjo, 2001

On January 12, 2022 /

Here is a lovely Deering Calico Blonde 5-String banjo, built in Lemon Grove California, just before Deering Moved to Spring Valley. Deering started business as a banjo company in 1974, working from a shop in Lemon Grove, California. By 2001, the business had grown and new premises were opened just a few miles east in Spring Valley.

Used

Price: $3,900.00 CAD

This instrument has sold