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Created 1/27/2011
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Hey guys - any comments on the authenticity and originality of this WL? I'm on the verge of taking the plunge! Looks OK to me but what do you reckon . . . . .... Read More
From Bob J 1 month ago
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Bracket Bands

When did Vega start using Bracket bands and on which instruments were they used? Thanks, Jack
From jacktraylor 1 month ago
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1922 Vega tubaphone S For Sale

If there is anyone interested in acquiring a 1922 Vega Tubaphone S Model, I just listed one in excellent condition with a Dan Knowles French polished spirit varnish neck, all original pot, and in... Read More
From DEmery 2 months ago
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My new 62

Check it out gang...a beautiful 1962 SS-5 Folklore that came yesterday...pictures on my home page and in this thread http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/226006
From Seansvoice 4 months ago
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Conversion, anyone?

I have an ad in our classifieds for sale, a 1927 Vega Little Wonder Melody Banjo rim (sans head & dowel stick). Kindly give it a look if you need a good project. Thanks.
From Cottonmouth 4 months ago
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	What A Wounderful World Linked by gary schumann 1 month ago
Forum Post: Here's one on me! EBay VEGA Eddie Peabody 5 string! Linked by pastorharry 2 months ago
	JAMES ALLEY BLUES - played by MARC NERENBERG - Clawhammer banjo blues Linked by Marc Nerenberg 3 months ago: A great blues by Richard "Rabbit" Brown, first recorded in 1927, here played in a modified clawhammer style on a 1927 Vega Whyte Laydie conversion with a Mike Ramsey 5-string neck.
	Gold Tone OT-800 "Vega Style" Long Neck (just neck) with tuners! Linked by Seansvoice 3 months ago: Here's your shot at a cool long neck with Vintage Vega pot WITHOUT breaking the bank!
	My Grandfather was a Quiet Man - Marc Nerenberg - Jan 2012 Linked by Marc Nerenberg 4 months ago: This is me, singing a song I just wrote about my grandparents to my almost 88 year old mother. Using a 1927 Vega 6 string strung with Nylgut strings, with a high thumb string, to play like a 5 string.
	Music at Merritt Store & Grill, Chapel Hill Linked by gailg64 6 months ago
	1919 Fairbanks Vega Linked by gailg64 6 months ago
Tablature: Lonesome John (thumb lead) Linked by beachboy 6 months ago
	Clawhammer Banjo, Ngoni Harp tuning - Marc Nerenberg Linked by Marc Nerenberg 6 months ago: An experiment in improvising using a tuning based on that of the Ngoni Harp from Mali. The tuning is dDGAC. To me this sort of resembles music from Mali - but someone from Mali may well disagree!
	LITTLE BIRDIE - Marc Nerenberg Linked by Marc Nerenberg 7 months ago: Played on a 1926 6 string Vega Tubaphone with a 12 inch rim, set up with a high string where the bass string would go, to play like a 5 string.