![]() ![]() ![]() The sides and back of the Vega C56 are lightly figured Maple, while the neck is Mahogany with a figured Rosewood fingerboard. Adirondack Spruce is somewhat stiffer than Sitka and holds up better when played hard, as might happen in a band with horns and banjos. Since that time, Sitka Spruce has been the wood of choice, though it has been reappearing as Adirondack forests recover. This wood was very commonly used for instrument tops until the US entered WW2 and requisitioned most of the wood stocks for aircraft production. The top is solid Spruce, likely Adirondack. The serial number is somewhat below other models known to have been produced in 1940, so there’s a possibility this example was built in 1939. Here we have a Vega C56 archtop in the natural finish introduced in 1940. Deering now owns the Vega name and produces excellent banjos bearing that name, but it was also been owned by Martin during the 1970’s. By the 1930s as banjos were waning, Vega began to focus on building guitars and many quality archtops were built. Vega is one of the older names in American musical instrument production, first operating in Boston, Massachusetts in 1881 and making guitars, mandolins, and horns. ![]() It was was Vega’s most popular full sized guitar and featured a solid Spruce top with Maple sides and back, Mahogany neck and Rosewood fingerboard. Built to compete with the Gibson L-7 and Epiphone Triumph, the Vega C56 Archtop was built from the 1930s until 1950. ![]()
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