Intermountain Guitar and Banjo

Martin Limited Edition [maybe 40 units] re-issue of their 1918 12-fret Dreadnought made exclusively for the Ditson Co. Martin waited until the early '30's before they introduced the Dreadnought guitar in their own line. The Familiar 14-fret Dreadnought came a year or two later. Adirondack Spruce Top. Mahogany Body. Dead Mint with Special Geib Reissue "Pebble" Hard case.

A Short-Scale [24"] 5-String conversion banjo from a Gibson TB-1 Trapdoor Banjo with All-Original 10 1/2" rim with Ball-Bearing Tone-Ring.Figured Maple neck and Ebony Fingerboard. Typical finish-checking on the peg-head facing. The perfect "A" banjo, Travel Banjo, or Lady's Banjo. Excellent Reproduction 5-String Neck by an Unknown, but Professional Builder. Cool tone, Great action and...

A very nice Tenor Banjo by the Bacon & Day folks who made the "Silver Bell" banjos the toast of the 4-string banjo world. This Model is a step down from B&D's top-line, but still a heavy-duty and serious banjo for either Dixieland or Celtic music applications. Straight neck, good action, great tonal response. Modest playing wear. All-Original save the modern replacement tailpiece. Cool '50's...

A basic Gibson Bluegrass banjo that has had a Flat-Head Mastertone tone-ring installed [factory-original?]. One-Piece Flange. 3-Ply Maple rim. Top-Notch banjo for finger-picking "Scruggs Style" without the elaborate pearl inlays that typify the standard Mastertone banjos. Tweed Hard Case. Who doesn't like Blonds?

All-Original Classic Vega Tubaphone 10 15/16" pot with professional short-scale 5-String Neck, appropriately made from Curly Maple and an ebony fingerboard. Nice traditional Vega pearl inlays. Scale Length 22". Neck made by Christian Stanfield in Tennessee. Some folks might call this a "C" banjo because it is often tuned like a regular 5-string capoed at the 5th fret. Versatile and portable.

Lightly-used Professional 5-String Bluegrass Banjo by the leading banjo-maker in the U.S. Made by The Deering Banjo Co. in Southern California. Maple neck and resonator with ebony fingerboard and Mother-of-Pearl Inlays. Flat-Head Mastertone-Style Tone-Ring.

Gibson RB-4 No-Hole Archtop Mastertone. Top-Quality Reproduction 5-String Neck, possibly by Frank Neat, on an all-original TB-4 Banjo pot. Mahogany Neck and Resonator with ebony fingerboard.

Brass-Body Banjo-Uke, 7" head. Some Gold-Plated hardware, and a Hand-Engraved and Gold-Plated tailpiece. Calf-Skin Head. Nyl-Gut Strings. Cool Sound with Great Playability. All-Original. Very cool original hard case.

The Classic "Bowtie" Mastertone of the 1950's and '60's. Mahogany Neck and Resonator. 1-Piece Flange. Flat-Head tone-ring.The original plywood rim has been replaced with appropriate 3-Ply Maple Rim. Well-Played, this banjo would be described as being in Very-Good to Excellent condition and, aside from the rim up-grade, is quite original. Original Hard Case.

A Big Banjo for a Big Guy. Made by Rettburg and Lange of NYC for A.A. Farland, the Famous Banjo-Player, Teacher and Luminary during the First Part of the 20th Century. This Banjo represents the Height of Farland's Unique Banjo Design. 12 1/2" Rim, 28" Scale and the full complement of 29 frets required by any Professional Banjoist. All-Wood Rim, Carved Neck-Heel. Straight Neck: a Great Players'...

U.S.-Made Fender Banjo, Heavy-Duty Bluegrass Instrument. One-Piece Flange Construction. Large and Heavy Brass or German-Silver Hoop Tone-Ring. Some finish-wear on the back of the neck. A few Chips in the finish on the resonator. Certainly a players' instrument. A loud and good-sounding banjo with great playability. Good Hard-Shell Case.

Fender's Top Professional Double-Neck Steel Guitar with 4 Legs. 22 1/2" Scale. Push-Button Feature Allows one to turn on Power to each Neck or Both Necks. Electronics are Fine. 2 Pick-Ups Per Neck. Recently Cleaned and Re-Strung in appropriate A and E tunings. 1 leg is nearly identical replacement, only the knurling on the hand- adjustment piece is slightly different. A few chips in the Blond...

An All-Original Whyte Laydie Banjo-Mandolin with Full-Size 10 3/4" Rim. While Many Banjo-Mandolins are Obnoxious-Sounding Cheese-Slicers, This Vega is in Perfect Condition, with Great Action and Set-Up. Original Jos. Rogers Calf-Skin Head. An Instrument with a Clear, Mellow and Loud Voice... Drown-Out that Scratchy Fiddle that your So-Called Buddy is so Proud of. Nice, Original Hard-Shell Case.

The Classic RB-250 Mastertone with Flat-Head Tone-Ring. 3-Ply Maple Rim with 2-Piece Flange. Includes Keith D-tuners. All-Original Condition and Properly Set Up.

Probably one of the most desirable banjo-ukes ever, the Ludwig Wendall Hall Professional. Famous Ludwig top-tension design. This one has a Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard, plays like a dream, and has been very nicely restored. Modern German Planetary Geared Pegs.

Much Sought After Bacon Professional banjo with so-called Hollow Rim. Reproduction 5-String neck by Intermountain Guitar and Banjo. Figured maple neck with ebony fingerboard and facing. 11" rim, 26" Scale length.

All-Original, Lightly-Played Gibson RB-100 5-String Banjo. One-Piece Flange.

A True Tubaphone Banjo: The Tone-ring as Well as the Traditional-Design Bracket-Band. Frailing Scoop.

Deering Banjo Co.'s Version of Gibson's Earl Scruggs' Model. AS New and Virtually Un-Played.

A rare and un-numbered 12 3/8" Vega Whyte Laydie pot with a Reproduction #2-style 5-string neck by I.G. & B. 27" Scale, tuned a fifth low, 'cello-style. Interesting colorations in the highly-figured Maple neck. A very powerful instrument.

An Excellent and Original Banjo-Mandolin; Plays Great, Great Sound. Original Dilapidated Hard Case. You don't See a Professional and Playable Banjo-Mandolin of this quality Very Often.

Well-played short-scale tenor banjo, lot's of life left. Straight Neck, Low Action. Pretty much clean and original with modern Planetary geared pegs.

A Particularly Nice Example of Gibson's less ornate Maple Jumbo, with Wonderful Figured Maple.

Gibson A-3 Mandolin in White. Near top of Gibson's A-Model Line. This example is Super-Nice, great Playability and Sound. No damage, repairs or other issues. Includes nice, original hard case.

An Exceptional Example of a Brazilian Rosewood Dreadnought by the Dean of California Luthiers. Outrageous Figured Wood. Bearclaw Spruce Top. No Cracks, Damage or Repairs. Probably the Nicest One.

4 1/2" Deep Body. Rosewood Back and Sides. Electronics.

Style R Whyte Laydie Rim; 5-String Conversion by I.G.& B. [1994]. 11 13/16" rim. 27" Scale.

An All-Original Earl Scruggs Model; Label signed by Earl's hand. D-Tuners; well-played and much traveled. A fine, used banjo.

Mostly Original. Great-Playing Banjo-Mandolin. 10 1/2" 3-ply Maple Rim.

Pretty much all-original Silver Bell Tenor Banjo. Silver-Plated, Carved Heel. Knee-Mute. Straight neck with modest fret-wear. Great Example. One-Owner.