Original, rare high grade banjo with full spun 10-5/8 inch nickel silver rim with long two pointed shoes and cobra hooks; the interior of the rim is bound in ivoroid; the 27" scale mahogany neck is carved at the heel in a double daisy style; the fingerboard and peghead are adorned with engraved mother of pearl in a pattern that eventually became the standard for high grade Vega banjos; the back of the peghead has the earliest version of the classic Gryphon inlay as well as a long multicolored backstrap lamination; the neck has been refinished and a few bits of pearl replaced, but basically this is an extremely fine banjo; equipped with Champion friction tuners and Repro No Knot.