Vega FW-5 "Folk Wonder" 5-String Open-back Banjo (1962) Size_ F style Hand-Carved Solid Figured Maple Back

Hand-Carved Solid Figured Maple Back & Sides

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while select solid maple is used for the back and sides

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Vega FW-5 "Folk Wonder" 5-String Open-back Banjo (1962) Size_ F style Hand-Carved Solid Figured Maple BackThis genuine Boston era Vega banjo is in good playing condition with a straight neck and comfortable action. It features 24 brackets, 7 ply pot, and what appears to be a 2 piece Maple neck with dark Ebony fingerboard with dot inlay and white neck binding. The banjo dates from 1962, Serial No. A102206. There is a small amount of tarnish on metal parts from age and a few marks at the lower part of the neck where we think a capo was stored, but overall