Bacon Tenor Banjo
Bacon Style C Short Scale (17 fret) tenor banjo custom built. I acquired this lovely little short scale neck sometime ago with future plans of attaching it to a hybrid body. This project has turned out better than anticipated, my good friend Patsy Tomann from Lurgan custom built a new 3/4″ rim made from solid block rock maple, complete with brass hoop tone ring. All of the rim parts are newly supplied by the Balsam Banjo Works (Pisgah Banjos) in North Carolina, USA i.e the double pointed shoes, 1″ bolts, flat hooks and ball end vega style nuts. They are pure brass and nickel plated adding extra weight and sound quality to this little open back tenor banjo. Fitted with new Remo renaissance 11″ head and Kershner style tailpiece, Gibson style armrest, new nickel 12,17,28,38 gauge strings and top of the line Goldtone geared tuners.
The Bacon neck was manufactured in the late 20’s and in superb condition with original lacquer which is smooth and unchipped. There are a few of the short scale Bacon necks but this one is about 3 up from the basic model with nicer mother of pearl inlay and 5 piece neck (3 x centre strips) and ebony heel cap. The neck is joined to the rim with double coordinator rods which is beneficial for adjusting string action/height. The action is currently set nice and low and the sound is bright (not tinny) and sustaining. A perfect little banjo for moving from fiddle or mandolin and comes with a new Deering padded gig case. It is fairly priced considering the quality parts and I reckon a wee treasure to own.
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