Some even build civil war era minstrel type banjos. Eventually the Vega name was sold to Korean company and cheap Vega banjos were sold for a while. But recently Greg Deering bought back the Vega name and now Deering banjo co. revived the quality and authentic Vega banjos including Tubaphones, Little Wonder and the legendary Pete Seeger models. Simple but effective. One of the earliest rolled brass tone ring found in the A.A.Farland Concert Grand type banjos.
Second picture shows the detail of the tonering.
It is made from one-piece metal ring and the notches are milled out. Outside of the Electric banjo rim. Yet another Electric tonering. This one belong to the 1896 Imperial Electric banjaurine. The height of the tonering is lower than the one shown above.