![]() ![]() We don’t want you to have someone else’s fingerprints, but you might see the whorl from a polishing cloth on a shiny gloss surface, or faint pick lines on a pickguard. That tells us that someone at the factory actually checked it! We clean and polish every instrument we are shipping out. I believe these hold true for Vega Banjos and Mandolins: First Number.Last Number.YEAR 67.992.1890 1464.1638.1891.1892. In fact, it’s not uncommon for faint pick marks to be visible on a pickguard when it arrives at the shop after the final factory inspection. It is always possible that a NEW instrument will have some signs of human contact. ![]() Seems to be in nice shape just needs cleaning. Thank you Vega 'Little Wonder' Banjo Madolin 1918 Serial Number 40132. We can also customize the setup to accommodate a customer’s preferences. Vega 'Little Wonder' Banjo Madolin 1918 Serial Number 40132. When a NEW instrument comes to the shop, we check to make sure that the setup is comfortable before it’s out for customers to see and try. We work with terrific instrument makers who do a wonderful job of setting up their instruments, but we check them out just to be sure. We certainly don’t mind having an instrument with a little time under its belt! Also, an instrument can be here at the shop for a little while. Of course, it might have a serial number from the previous year, or even before that. When you see the “NEW” designation for an instrument – as opposed to a particular year - it means we purchased that instrument directly from the manufacturer. Alongside the cool vintage and antique instruments in the shop we have a healthy collection of carefully selected New instruments. ![]()
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