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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

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.

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.
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

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. Comes with very good old hardshell case, which actually is the right size; a rare phenomenon in the world of openback banjos...$1,049.00
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


14211C Gold Tone BG-250F bluegrass banjo (used, c. 2005) barely used, excellent condition, with tweed Goldtone logo hardshell case, sheepskin padded leather strap, many picks, and spare strings. Plays strong, with easy action. $700.00

14221 Washburn 5-string banjo, red sunburst matte finish, geared guitar-like tuners, in good condition, a great beginner banjo. $300.00

14219 Goya 5 string banjo with resonator (used ). Great starter banjo! Comes with hardshell case. $300.00

14237 Fender FB-54, 5-string banjo, used, Fender's entry level banjo, plays good, sounds good...$300.00

6 and 12 STRING BANJOS
14220 Deering 6 string banjo (used, c.1997). B-6 Model, w/ mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard. Plays like a guitar, sounds like a banjo! Comes with excellent hardshell case. $1,950.00