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I have a Vega vip-t #1246. I am interested in how to best clean and polish the metal. I would like your recommendation of the best metal polish to use as well as the best product to use to treat the neck. Also in what year was my instrument manufactured and how many Vips were made during the Martin years. Thanks so much for your attention to my requests. Jim Haag Raleigh NC
Jim- Thanks for your queries. Vega Martin model VIP-T with SN# 1246 was one of 4 tenor banjos made per Shop Order# 2238 in 1974 in Nazareth, PA. Martin manufactured a total of 611 VIP banjos: 55 VIP-Tenor, 45 VIP-Plectrum, 20 Folk VIP-5, and 511 VIP-5`s like my own. In restoring banjos, over the years I have mostly used Brasso to remove tarnish and polish metal after removing the hardware from the instrument. Occasionally, I have used Hagerty and Noxon products. Wear gloves to protect your skin. Dealing with deeply seated rust and surface pitting requires a wire brush disc and power drill and be advised that this can also remove chrome plating. Wear goggles. Following the advice of a progressive elite banjoist in the NYC area many years ago, I used Johnson & Johnson furniture polish to shine-up wood for decades. Recently, I have been using Goddard`s antique furniture polish. Avoid using dark-toned polish which may stain mother of pearl inlay. Hope this information is useful to you, and thanks again for your post. Barry
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Thank you for your informative reply and for the advice on polishing that I will follow. Best regards, Jim Haag