4/14/2023 0 Comments Vega mandolin serial numbers![]() ![]() I'll give another scenario I'd like to believe in support of my view that Vega made the first manufactured tenor banjo 2016 the OP number is consistent with 1908 build which is too early for the Vega dowel stamp. So, let's say the OP banjo was indeed an original Vega Tenor Banjo made in 1908. Some time later the owner brought the banjo back to Vega for some refurbish or set up work. ![]() The neck wouldn't come out of the pot opening due to that pesky Fairbanks plaque so they took it off, completed the refurbish or set-up work, slid the dowel with neck attached back into the pot, and stamped the dowel with the current Vega stamp. The original Fairbanks plaque went into the parts basket. Now, all this may seem a bit goofy to you 5-stringers but if you've been studying the evolution of the tenor banjo and you see a Vega tenor banjo with a 24XXX serial number the wheels start turning and the juices flowing. #Vega mandolin banjo serial numbers serial number. ![]()
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