Banjo Question

Poststructural Pub
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Hi. Does anyone familiar with tenor banjos know if

a. this is a reasonable price?
b. this would be a good tenor for playing trad. Irish music?

Vega Style M Tubaphone Tenor Banjo sn.37584 ca.1920 17 fret, Scale 19 -3/4 " Ebony fingerboard,frets and neck in great condition. New head10 5/8" diameter rim is bound inside and out with tortoise plastic, Tubaphone tone ring, bracket band, 28 brackets, pearl star at 5th fret and scroll inlay at 1st fret, pearl torch inlay in headstock, Great for Irish Traditional music or would make a nice conversion. All original. OHSC EXC. $895.00

Thanks!

-Brett

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I not sure if it will help, or if you know of the site yet it might help.

http://www.irish-banjo.com/

It has some insturment reviews but you will have to look around I just pulled this out of my favorites list.

3

My Irish Tenor Banjo playing friend with the music store is out of town right now, but I’ll ask him his opinion when he gets back. If you don’t find out more before then. Should only be a day or two.

4

Cool…let me know what they say. Is their music store Music Folk by chance?


-Brett

5

No.. It’s the Jam Factory, and in rereading my initial response, it sounds like he’s Irish - no… the tenor banjo playing is… LOL!

I’ve given him the info and am waiting for him to call me back… he seemed to think he needed lunch for some reason,… hmmm… it’s only 2:30pm here… but he may be right. (tummy rumbles in the background)

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It’s a reasonable price for a tubaphone, IMO.