United States: Massachusetts, Boston Physical DescriptionĪnimal skin (overall material) Measurements This make and style of the Soloist Vegaphone banjo was listed for $200.00. Its entirely original save for a replacement (c. This model is the ideal instrument for the player who desires a combination of superior tone and a flashing golden appearance.” This is Vega 'Little Wonder' (so named for its spunover tonering) banjo mandolin and the serial dates it to 1922. “The new Soloist model is designed to offer the finest tonal qualities, characteristic of all Vegaphones, with an attractive flashing appearance. The ”Soloist” banjo is described in a 1928 Vega catalog: Day, assignor to the Vega Company, for an improved means for stretching and retaining the head of a banjo. Fairbanks, for new and useful improvements in banjos. The armrest gives the Vega Pete Seeger a unique look. Patent #489470 dated January 10, 1893, by Albert C. Fairbanks, for new and useful improvements in banjos. Fairbanks and Vega banjo numbers are consecutive, and have no DIRECT relationship to the model, or production date. This item is sold As-Described This item is sold As-Described and cannot be returned unless it arrives in a condition different from how it was described or photographed. I believe these hold true for Vega Banjos and Mandolins: First Number.Last Number.YEAR.
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Patent #443510 dated December 30, 1890, by Albert C. Serial Number 70104 New Head and Bracket Hooks and Hex Nuts Plays and sounds amazing with really low action. This banjo features the following patents: The resonator is made of a maple five ply laminated shell and rim. Gold-finish gear pegs with white pearloid buttons, gold-finish tailpiece. The neck is made of maple, peghead with mother of pearl inlay, ebony fingerboard with pearl inlay position marks, and 22 frets. Handsome 2-piece maple neck with extravagant flame and a wide and well carved heel. 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. A master of the fiddle, clarinet, and mandolin, Davis had no trouble of. This banjo was made by the Vega Company in Boston, Massachusetts, around 1929. His father played fiddle, banjo, and guitar, so music was a big part of his.
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