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Vega® Vintage Star Cherry

Name: Vega® Vintage Star Cherry
SKU: 959-1
Price: 2449.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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Original price was: $2,699.00.Current price is: $2,449.00.

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SKU: 959-1 Categories: 5-String Openback Banjos, Banjos, Vega

Vega Vintage Star Cherry Banjo

The new cherry version of the popular Vega Vintage Star features a quartersawn cherry neck and a 3-ply cherry rim. The cherry wood gives the banjo a distinctively classy reddish hue which will darken over time with a gorgeous patina. The beautiful aesthetics isn’t the only thing the cherry wood brings to this banjo. It also gives the banjo a bit warmer tone than the standard maple version, while still maintaining plenty of brilliance.

At the heart of the Vintage Star lies a stunning Dobson tone ring. Originally patented by Henry Dobson in 1881, the Dobson balances the low ends with clear highs and adds just the right amount of sustain to the banjo. The brass Dobson glows from behind the renaissance head, which itself sits on a thinner walled, 12” violin grade maple rim. A knotless tailpiece tops off the setup to produce a classic old-time tone.

The Vintage Star features a durable, low maintenance frosty bronze powder finish, that accents the exotic smokey streaks running through the ebony of the fingerboard. The finish also is hypoallergenic, which, along with the matching wooden armrest, makes for a truly comfortable playing experience.

Banjo Specifications

Neck
Neck Wood: Quartersawn Cherry
Neck Shape: Vega “D” Shape
Stain: Natural Cherry
Finish: Satin
Nut Material: Ebony
Tuners: Deering Planetary Tuners with Black Buttons
5th String Tuner: Deering Gotoh Geared 5th String Tuner
Frets: 17 Nickel Silver Frets

Pot
Rim: 12″ Thinner 3-Ply Cherry
Rim Diameter: 12″
Tone Ring: Dobson Tone Ring
Head: 12″ Renaissance Low Crown
Tension Hoop: Beveled Steel Tension Hoop
Hooks & Nuts: 24 Flat J-Hooks and 9/32″ Hex Nuts
Armrest: Matched Wooden Deering Armrest
Hardware Plating: Frosted Bronze Hypoallegenic Hardware
Bridge: 5/8″ Deering Smile Bridge
Tailpiece: Deering Knot-Less Tailpiece
Finish: Hand Finished Satin Polyurethane

Dimensions
Neck Width at the Nut: 1 1/4″
Scale Length Nut to Bridge: 26 1/4″
Rim Diameter: 12″
Overall Instrument Length: 38″
Weight Approx.: 8 lbs

Warranty

The trust and pride we share in our product gives us the confidence to grant every owner of a Deering banjo a lifetime warranty ensuring thequality of our materials and workmanship.

Strings, Tuning, Etc.
Comes strung with Deering Light Gauge Strings

Comes tuned: G, D, G, B, D

Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.

Comes with a hardshell case.

NB: Due to current supply constraints, case brand may vary.

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We can add these as a free service when you purchase a banjo from us. When you add this banjo to your cart just select that you want the capos. What is this? When you use a standard capo on your banjo fretboard, fretting strings 1 through 4, you’ll need to capo the 5th string separately. The 5th string starts at the 5th fret. If your standard capo is on the 2nd fret, you also need to capo the 5th string two frets higher, at the 7th fret. We recommend installing railroad spike capos on frets 7 and 9 (A and B). We install them on the fretboard just under the 5th string, an idea that was developed and used by Earl Scruggs himself. We use them, and so do most of the professional players we know. When you’re playing, you don’t really notice the spikes because they’re out of the way, but they’re always there when you need them. Simply slide the 5th string under the spike. When you’re done, slide it out.

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Vega® Vintage Star Cherry

FREE SHIPPING! - ORDERS OVER $199 SHIPPED TO THE CONTINENTAL U.S.

Vega Vintage Star Cherry Banjo

Banjo Specifications

Video

Free Shipping

Lowest Prices

Banjo Experts

Easy Returns

Extras when you buy from Banjo.com

FREE PROFESSIONAL SETUP

*FREE RAILROAD SPIKES

FREE STARTER PACK

FREE BANJO LESSONS

Free Download

I would recommend them to anyone and everyone

Highly recommend them to others

I couldn't be more pleased with this lovely instrument and the customer service

Barry Waldrep Owner, Banjo.com

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