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Vintage Fret Shop
30 Riverside Drive
Ashland, NH 03217

603-968-3346

DEERING BANJOS
 

 

 

12989 Deering Goodtime Classic banjo. A nice basic open-backed 5-string banjo. List price $659. Our price $499.00

  12364 Deering Boston 5-string, with deluxe hardshell case. The thick steel rim produces a sound similar to a bronze tone ring. This instrument features a mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard, excellent tuning machines, and a 24-piece flange. It's a bluegrass wonder. List price $1979. Our price $1,499.00
 

 

12602 Deering Boston Long Neck five string banjo. This is the extended neck type of banjo pioneered by Pete Seeger. It's customarily tuned to G, with a capo on at the third fret. You can slide the capo back a fret to play in F#, back two frets for F, or take the capo off to play in the key of E! This is a very powerful and versatile instrument for leading group singing. Comes with excellent hardshell case. List price $2339. Our price $1,769.

  12703 Gold Star Hearts and Flowers 5 string resonator banjo, a replica in design and sound of the 1930's Mastertone. Mahogany neck with ebony fretboard, elegant hand-cut hearts and flowers inlay up the neck and on the ebony overlayed peghead, bound mahogany resonator with twin inlaid purfling, 3-ply rock maple rim, cast bell copper-rich bronze tone ring. Comes with deluxe hardshell case. List price $1695.00. Our price $1,440.00
 

 

13231 Deering Goodtime Two Classic, 5 string resonator banjo, dark brown satin stain on peghead, neck and resonator, traditional Vega style armrest, maple resonator, spikes at 7, 9, and 10, powerful punchy sound. List price $909.00. Our price $699.00

  13164 Deering John Hartford Five String banjo with pop off resonator. The main special feature of this banjo is the Grenadillo tone-ring. Light and loud, this tone-ring can outperform many bronze tone-rings. This banjo also has the Deering pop off resonator for easy conversion from resonator to open-back. A deep brown stain and hand-rubbed satin finish give this banjo a vintage look. Comes with hardshell case. List price $4459.00. Our price $3,369.00 
   We can special order any banjo you'd like from Deering, including the Deering 6 string banjo. For more information about Deering banjos, click here to visit their website.


VEGA BANJOS
  13076 Vega Little Wonder 5 string banjo. This little five stringer is at home in folk, claw hammer, ragtime, or civil war era music and anything in between. The warm woody tone makes the 'Little Wonder' a perfect choice for the banjoists that needs style and versatility at a 'Little Wonderful' price. Comes with a excellent Deering/Vega hardshell case. List price $1529.00. Our price $1,159.00 
  12570 Vega Olde Tyme Wonder by Deering, open back 5 string banjo. Hard rock maple neck, two way adjustable truss rod, scooped ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl dot markers. Also features rock maple rim, coordinator rod, No-knot tail piece, comfortable armrest, planetary tuning machines and geared 5th string tuning peg. Comes with a great hardshell case. List Price $1769. Our price $1,349.
  12849 Vega Senator banjo by Deering. List price $1994.00. Our price $1,519.00
  11285 Vega #2 Banjo Old-time package, Fiberskyn head, Tu-Ba-Phone tone ring and Vega armrest installed, wreath peghead and beautiful curly maple neck and side. Great sound and feel. Comes with elegant Deering hardshell case. List price $4009. Our price $3029.00




OTHER BANJOS

  12462 Anonymous 5 string banjo. Calfskin head, gut/nylon strings, 24 lug rim, bone nut, and metal tension pegs. Excellent Victorian period instrument, with a wonderful sound and modestly priced at $480.00.
 

13532 Anonymous 5 string banjo (used, c.1900's) with 48 brackets (5 of which don't match originals), calfskin head, modern planetary geared tuning pegs. If you would enjoy having a banjo with twice as many brackets as the banjos of your friends, with mojo up the wazoo, then this is your banjo!!! Comes with Superior padded gig bag. $675.00

 

   12213 A.C. Fairbanks No. 2 Special banjeaurine (used, circa 1900) with 10 3/4'' head and 19 7/8'' scale length. All hardware matches and appears original, except for tailpiece which is a modern replica. $1,049.00
  13669C Gold Tone model ML-150 openback 5-string banjo (used, c.1999) with excellent gig bag. This banjo has scalloped tone ring (look closely at bottom of ring) and two coordinator rods for neck alignment. Very heavy tailpiece and fiberskyn head make it nice for frailing and other old-timey styles. $500.00
  13707  Shelburne 5-string banjo by Arthur E. Smith, a.k.a. Kate Spencer (used, c.1977) This is a beautifully made maple and ebony instrument with 27 inch scale and an artfully hidden, but very effective double truss rod system. Has an internal resonator and tone ring similar to that of the Bacon FF Professional. Price includes heavy duty hardshell case. $2200
  13674C S.S. Stewart's Sons 5-string banjo, (used, c. 1910-20) set up for classical playing with nylon banjo strings. It has 10 5/8'' pot and 26'' scale length. Tailpiece is covered with solid mother of pearl. Comes with oversize chipboard case.$ 750.00
 

 

13675C Classical (gut string) 5-string banjo with very fancy Maltese cross ivoroid pegs that have Handel-style inlay. This is a used instrument from 1900 or before, and has embossed leather case with tender handle. Instrument was passed down through the Mann family, of Claremont, NH. May be an unlabeled S.S.Stewart. Comes with correct (but worn) Handel/Maltese 5th string peg and very early tension nut wrench. $800.00

  12281 Rover RB-40 banjo. Aluminum rim, mahogany neck and excellent tuners make this banjo a wonderful choice for beginner or intermediate players. Comes with gig bag. $349.00
  13619 Rover RB-25 resonator banjo, gloss finish, good sounder. $295.00
   

 

6 and 12 STRING BANJOS

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