Vega Whyte Laydie Style L Conversion 5 String Banjo (1926)

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Item #3750

Vega Whyte Laydie Style L Conversion Model 5 String Banjo, c. 1926, made in Boston, Mass., natural varnish finish, laminated maple rim and neck, black tolex hard shell case.

A very good-sounding conversion of a 1926 Whyte Laydie pot fitted out with a 70's neck with frailing scoop; a great gigging old-time banjo with plenty of punch.
 
Overall length is 36 3/8 in. (92.4 cm.), 11 in. (27.9 cm.) diameter head, and 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 27 in. (686 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1/4 in. (32 mm.). Excellent Condition.
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