I just noticed this posting of what looks like a Vega Whyte Laydie pot with a reproduction neck that is attributed to Bart Reiter on the instrument case tag in the pictures. The inlay work is quite different from any other Reiter neck I have seen, maybe early work?
I have no association with the seller, just looked like an interesting instrument.
https://austin.craigslist.org/msg/d/austin-vega-string-banjo/7236074646.html
Happy hunting!
Edited by - Lynne on 11/29/2020 12:10:13
That looks like high quality A scale at a real good price.
Not going to venture on the neck, but a real nice job from the looks of it. Looks like it was done a while ago.
Man, that's a killer deal. Looks more like Mike Ramsey's inlay work - I've never seen Bart do the old school flying beast thing.
If it is a Reiter neck, it’s very early, soon after he left Elderly, or perhaps done by him when he was there. But I’d want more than a hand-written hang tag to establish provenance.
I did many different inlay patterns, both vintage and original. That one is a hodge-podge of vintage designs, likely some thing that a customer requested.
Not always easy to know for sure, I own an old Whyte Laydie with a supposed Clancy Mullins neck, that is what the seller told me, anyway it is a beautiful work of art, exactly how I love em ! minimal decoration, quite plain. I got curious and contacted Mr Mullins direct for information, his answer ? " I cant remember, very possibly, it was a long time ago !"
The listing is now gone so I can't see the pictures but I have such a conversion done around 1991 according to Gryphon Strings who sold it to me in 1995.
Even though I no longer play, I have no intention of ever selling it.
Mike, would love to see pictures if you're willing to share!
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Originally posted by R. Blakeslee GilpinMike, would love to see pictures if you're willing to share!
I need to find a better site to host my pictures — and take better ones than this. This will give you an idea.
