Vintage Folk Instruments from John Hornby Skewes

JHS - John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. Musical Merchandise, Amplification & Pro Audio Equipment Distributors

Vintage Folk Instruments
With the ever-increasing interest in folk and roots music taking place in the music world, these Vintage® instruments represent the ideal way to experience some of the most traditional of musical sounds.

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Vintage®Banjo Series

Vintage Banjo

VB35T £219.00
The mahogany resonator & Remo head contribute to it's sweet, well-defined tone.

VB30G £219.00
This attractive G Banjo displays crisp tones with a versatile playing performance.

VB30GDL £329.00
This attractive G Banjo displays crisp tones with a versatile playing performance.

MODEL	TYPE	BODY	HEAD	NECK	F/BOARD	SCALE	HARDWARE	FINISH
VB35T	Tenor Banjo	Mahogany Resonator	Remo	Mahogany	Rosewood	575mm	Pearloid/Chrome	Natural
VB30G	G Banjo	Mahogany Resonator	Remo	Mahogany	Rosewood	666mm	Pearloid/Chrome	Natural
VB30GDL	Deluxe G Banjo	Multi-Ply Wood Rim	Remo	Mahogany	Rosewood	666mm	Geared Chrome	Natural

Vintage Banjo

VOB12 £149.00
The open back G banjo is a stalwart instrument of bluegrass music, currently enjoying huge amounts of interest. The Vintage VOB12 features a nato neck and rim, with a Remo head for maximum tone, response and playability.

MODEL	TYPE	BODY	HEAD	NECK	F/BOARD	SCALE	HARDWARE	FINISH
VOB12	Open Back G Banjo	Nato	Remo	Nato	Rosewood	670mm	Pearl Effect/Chrome	Natural

Vintage Banjo

VGB26 £219.00
This no-nonsense guitar banjo offense strident sound & responsive performance.

VUB50 £349.00
Hey, bit of a mutant cross here. Wigan Pier goes Bluegrass? Whatever, the already hugely
comprehensive Vintage range of folk instruments, guitars and so on, now includes - the Ukulele Banjo! Looks kinda sweet too, thanks to an 8” Remo head, with a maple bridge, mounted on a double edge-bound resonator rim made from an attractively dark stained nato wood. The nylon strung VUB50 also uses a nato neck with a rosewood fingerboard. Featuring natty die-cast rear-facing banjo machines with shaped, pearl effect buttons, the Vintage Ukulele Banjo has an extremely uke-like cute scale length of 328mm!

MODEL	TYPE	BODY	HEAD	NECK	F/BOARD	SCALE	HARDWARE	FINISH
VGB26	Guitar Banjo	Mahogany Resonator	Remo	Mahogany	Rosewood	576mm	Chrome	Natural
VUB50	Ukulele Banjo	Nato Resonator	Remo	Nato	Rosewood	328mm	Pearl Effect	Natural

Mandolins

Vintage VFM500

VFM300VSB £399.00 – Vintage Sunburst
With its distinctive oversize F-Style headstock, here mated to a highly ornate rococo ‘Victorian era’ style scroll horn double bound f-holed archtop body, the VFM300VSB mandolin features a tone-enhancing solid spruce top with figured solid maple back and sides. An impressive level of detail includes the small black pickguard, overhung bound-edge 25-fret rosewood fingerboard and adjustable rosewood bridge, along with the period correct black peghead face, featuring inlaid abalone Vintage logo and emblem, plus gold-plated open gear tuners with ‘crushed ice’ effect pearloid buttons. Vintage sunburst finish.

Includes hard case.

MODEL	TYPE	BODY	TOP	NECK	F/BOARD	BRIDGE	HARDWARE
VFM300VSB	F-Style Mandolin	Solid Maple	Solid Spruce	Maple	Rosewood	Adjustable Rosewood	Gold Plated

Vintage VFM500

VFM400AVB £399.00 – Antique Violin Burst
Again, an ornate oversize headstock on this F-style mandolin, here with a vertical oval mouth soundhole design. High specification level includes double bound body with solid spruce top, figured solid maple back and sides, adjustable rosewood bridge, bound edge 26-fret neck and gold-plated open gear tuners with ‘crushed ice’ effect pearloid buttons. Also features an attractive abalone Vintage headstock logo with elegant ‘flower pot’ inlaid peghead motif. Antique violin burst finish.

Includes hard case.

MODEL	TYPE	BODY	TOP	NECK	F/BOARD	BRIDGE	HARDWARE
VFM400AVB	F-Style Mandolin	Solid Maple	Solid Spruce	Maple	Rosewood	Rosewood	Gold Plated

Vintage VFM500

VMT400VB £369.00 – Vintage Burst
With its ornate oversize headstock, vertical oval mouth soundhole and sharp horned, double cutaway arched top body, the VMT400VB’s sunburst finish is the ideal complement to its intriguing looks.
Specification includes double bound body with solid spruce top, figured solid maple back and sides, adjustable rosewood bridge, bound edge 26-fret neck and gold-plated open gear tuners with ‘crushed ice’ effect pearloid buttons. Also features an attractive abalone Vintage headstock logo with elegant ‘flower pot’ inlaid peghead motif.

Includes hard case.

MODEL	TYPE	BODY	TOP	NECK	F/BOARD	BRIDGE	HARDWARE
VMT400VB	Double Cutaway Mandolin	Solid Maple	Solid Spruce	Maple	Rosewood	Adjustable Rosewood	Gold Plated

Vintage VFM500 Vintage VFM500EB Vintage VFM500ER

VFM500 £149.00 – Brownburst
This slimline, wider bodied archtop mandolin design features an edge bound spruce top in a dark Brownburst finish, on a mahogany body. With attractive F-hole cutaways and protective black scratchplate, the VFM500 offers a maple fretboard on a mahogany neck.

VFM500EB £169.00 – Blueburst
VFM500ER £169.00 – Redburst
Offering all the vibrant acoustic sounds of a traditional mandolin, the spruce topped/mahogany bodied VRM500E also has a piezo pickup at the bridge. This increases the versatility factor significantly by also making it an amplifier-friendly folk instrument.

MODEL	TYPE	BODY	TOP	NECK	F/BOARD	SCALE	HARDWARE
VFM500EB VFM500ER	Mandolin with a piezo pickup	Mahogany	Spruce	Mahogany	Maple	340mm	Gold
VFM500	Mandolin	Mahogany	Spruce	Mahogany	Rosewood	340mm	Gold

Ukuleles

Vintage Ukulele

VUS40 Soporano Acoustic Ukulele £119.00
VUC50 Concert Acoustic Ukulele £119.00
VUC60EA Concert Electro-Acoustic Ukulele £159.00
With bands such as the Ukulele Orchestra achieving memorable recent success, the profile of the ukulele has never been higher in the UK and Eire. Joining the popular little VUK20N Vintage Ukulele are four new ukuleles. Available as Soprano and Concert models, these superb ukuleles feature top and bodies made from Ovangkol and are available in both acoustic and electro-acoustic versions.

MODEL	TOP	BODY	FINGERBOARD	FRETS	BRIDGE	BINDING	MACHINES	FINISH
VUS40	Ovangkol	Ovangkol	Rosewood	12	Rosewood	Maple	Open Geared	Gloss

MODEL	TOP	BODY	FINGERBOARD	FRETS	BRIDGE	BINDING	MACHINES	FINISH
VUC50	Ovangkol	Ovangkol	Rosewood	12	Rosewood	Maple	Open Geared	Gloss

MODEL	TOP	BODY	FINGERBOARD	FRETS	BRIDGE	BINDING	MACHINES	EQ	FINISH
VUC60EA	Ovangkol	Ovangkol	Rosewood	18	Rosewood	Maple	Geared, Enclosed, Adjustable	Shadow P3	Gloss


	VUK20N Coconut Tan £24.99	VUK20BL Hula Blue £24.99	VUK20PK Pacific Pink £24.99	VUK20YL Aloha Yellow £24.99

VUK20N £24.99
Vintage ukuleles are available in a great new range of fun finishes - Coconut Tan, Hula Blue, Pacific Pink and Aloha Yellow! These great ukuleles are also available in inexpensive outfit format; each Vintage Ukulele Outfit, which comes in an attractively-designed brightly-coloured carton, includes a uke carry bag, pitch pipe and felt pick.

MODEL	TOP	BODY	FINGERBOARD	FRETS	BRIDGE	MACHINES	FINISH
VUK20N	Mahogany	Mahogany	Rosewood	12	Rosewood	Open Geared	Gloss

VUK15N £17.99
The upswing in 'uke' popularity has seen the highly entertaining ukulele become the 'must have' instrument to keep around – the Vintage Soprano is definitely one instrument that puts the much-missed 'fun factor' back in music.

MODEL	TOP	BODY	FINGERBOARD	FRETS	BRIDGE	MACHINES	FINISH
VUK15N	Mahogany	Mahogany	Rosewood	12	Rosewood	Open Geared	Gloss

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