A very rare vintage Vega Style M tubaphone short scale tenor banjo which were made only for two years in 1922 and 1923. These particular models with extended board and unusual 11 – 1/2 inch head with tubaphone tone ring were only made between 1922 and 1923 and are very hard to come by making them extremely collectible. This one originated in Germany and i have never seen another. Normal Vega tubaphone banjos have heads which are just under 11″ (10- 15/16th) or 12 inch dependant on the model
. upgraded with ABM german engineered geared tuners, which have the 7.5mm barrel to fit vintage banjos without the need to re-drill 10mm holes to fit modern made tuners.

• Fitted with new 11 1/2″ clear Remo head.
• It has 16 frets to the tension hoop and 4 frets over the head.
• It has a long version vintage kershner tailpiece, from the Lyon & Healy Company
• and vega stamped hot dog armrest.

Original close fit pie crust resonator with NO FLANGES which was a period upgrade option to a normally open backed banjo. This therefore means that it can be used with or without the resonator fitted. All hardware is in excellent condition with complete original inlays to the neck. It has a straight neck and low action and is a delight to play. A very nice collectible rare Banjo in its original pink lined Vega case. The banjo is on consignment