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Wednesday, February 11. 2009

Converting a Vega Little Wonder - Part 1

A friend I jam with at my weekly jam session at the Australian Bakery in Marietta, is having me convert a 20's era Vega Little Wonder into a 5 string. The original neck is nicely carved, however it has been somewhat abused by a previous owner who tried to convert it into a 5 string by putting in a 5th string peg and putting on an over sized fingerboard. The owner of this banjo bought a Gold Tone 5 string neck and just wants me to install it.

20's Era Vega Little Wonder


Carved heel


The Headstock has been a little mangled too, it has had several holes drilled in it and the inlay is missing.
Original Headstock


Carved Heel


Carved Heel


Caved Volute


Added 5th Peg


Original Dowel Stick


Here is the new neck he wants to put on.
New Gold Tone Neck Front


New Gold Tone Neck Back


Original Pot with Skin Head


I'll post more as I work on this.
Posted by
Neil Turner
in Repairs & Conversions at 17:36 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
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