{"product_id":"vega-fairbanks-tu-ba-phone-style-m-tenor-banjo-1922-5055","title":"Vega Fairbanks Tu-Ba-Phone Style M Tenor Banjo (1922)","description":"Vega Fairbanks Tu-Ba-Phone Style M Model Tenor Banjo (1922), made in Boston, Mass., serial # 46084, natural varnish finish, laminated maple rim and neck, ebony fingerboard. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 30 3\/8 in. (77.2 cm.), 11 1\/2 in. (29.2 cm.) diameter head, and 2 1\/2 in. (6.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 20 1\/2 in. (521 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1\/8 in. (29 mm.). This 90-year-old banjo is very clean overall and appears virtually all original except for a newer skin head; all original hardware including the 4-string No-Knot tailpiece, Grover spring-loaded friction pegs and old-style Grover Non-Tip bridge. Some wear to the plating (mostly on some of the the hooks) and one full hook\/shoe assembley is missing (just below the tailpiece). Very little wear to the finish or frets-this banjo did not get played very much! Typically excellent Tu-Ba-Phone sound; this short-neck Vega is ideal for Irish banjo styles, early Jazz or whatever the creative banjoiste might imagine! Overall Excellent Condition.","brand":"Vega","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852873486476,"sku":"5055","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_c121ed44-20c3-428b-8074-069eef0fe125.jpg?v=1774328581","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/vega-fairbanks-tu-ba-phone-style-m-tenor-banjo-1922-5055","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}