{"product_id":"vega-tu-ba-phone-vegaphone-profressional-conversion-5-string-banjo-1929-5560","title":"Vega Tu-Ba-Phone-Vegaphone Profressional Conversion 5 String Banjo (1929)","description":"Vega Tu-Ba-Phone-Vegaphone Profressional Conversion Model 5 String Banjo (1929), made in Boston, Mass., serial # 87105, shaded maple finish, laminated maple neck and rin, ebony fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent Vega conversion; newer 5-string neck (likely 1980's) using the original headstock veneer on a 1929 Vegaphone Professional pot. Set up with Planet tuners, a new Presto tailpiece; all other rim components original. The historically correct neck was made by Kentucky master craftsman James Webb using the original headstock overlay. A very fine old-time banjo.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 36 1\/2 in. (92.7 cm.), 10 15\/16 in. (27.8 cm.) diameter head, and 1 3\/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 26 in. (660 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5\/16 in. (33 mm.). Excellent Condition.","brand":"Vega","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852969955468,"sku":"5560","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_c58f0581-c0fc-4ac8-bde9-4b7c7599d015.jpg?v=1774329097","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/vega-tu-ba-phone-vegaphone-profressional-conversion-5-string-banjo-1929-5560","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}