A great playing and sounding banjo. I brought it to Chuck Ogsbury and he speculates it was made when the Vega brand was owned and made in Korea. I put a Deering head and a normal Grover bridge on it. I believe it has a tubaphone style tone ring though I may be wrong. The tuners are original and are a bit sticky, and it's missing an original thumb screw to keep on the resonator. Plays loud enough and can cut in a jam. I love the details and it's been loved by a good few beginner banjoists.