1918 Vega Style #9 Tubaphone 5-String

A mostly original Vega Tubaphone #9 5-String Banjo.

Stamped: Fairbanks Banjo by the Vega Co.

[Surprisingly, there is no Style # 9 stamp]

10 15/16" Tubaphone rim, Fingerboard Scale length is 27".

Gold-Plated Grover friction pegs with M-O-P buttons.

Kerschner Tailpiece.

This banjo has been well-played and some time in the past

received a re-fret; probably at the same time the fingerboard

binding was replaced with white binding. The heel-cap inlay may be

a replacement.

The rim is pretty much original with the metal parts retaining much of the

original nickel sheen.

Like-New TKL Hard Case