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A lovely all original 17 fret tenor banjo from the 1920’s, matching serial numbers on neck and pot #10293. This is the style C model made by the Fred Bacon Banjo Company in Groton, USA. The 17 fret neck is made from mahogany with rosewood fretboard and MOP dot position markers, there is a nice profile to the neck, good frets and is perfectly straight. There is a well balanced sound from banjo, good bass and mid tones and good resonance. The headstock bears the Bacon name, the banjo has upgraded geared tuners. The rim is made from multi-ply maple and covered in mahogany veneer, 24 original shoe brackets, hooks and nuts all rust free and perfect plating throughout including the tension hoop. Newly installed 11″ white smooth top Clareen head that gives this little Bacon the power and brightness of a professional level hand made banjo. Has the thin curved rod adjustable armrest and newly installed clamshell tailpiece, (original broken but fixable) also fitted with new 12, 18w, 28w, 38w nickel strings and vintage Grover bridge. Comes with new plush short scale hardshell case.

Banjo details

• Scale length from inside nut to the bridge 21″ (534mm)
• Nut width 30mm
• Piecrust resonator width 12 – 3/4″
• Overall banjo length 30 – 3/4″
• Head size 11″
• Body height from resonator to tension hoop 770mm

For Sale £750

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All original Epiphone ‘A’ Recording 19 fret tenor banjo. The banjo is stamped 7155 which makes the year of manufacture approx 1928.  X style flange model featuring the 3rd generation tone ring where the tone ring rests upon 26 metal spacing segments that are embedded  on the 3/4″ ply rim. American walnut neck is reinforced by three veneers of holly and ebony. The fingerboard is genuine Gaboon ebony, mounted on three veneers of contrasting woods, bound on the side with white pyralin. The neck is decorated with diamond style position markers and the head plate is ebony with an elaborate inlaid design of mother of pearl. The original tuners are Grover type all working perfectly. Straight neck with low playing action right up the fret board and has had a recent complete refret . I have used nickel strings 12, 17, 28, and 38 gauge and is perfect for playing Irish trad. The sound of these banjos has to be heard to be believed, the tone is vibrant, powerful and far reaching, yet when played lightly moving the pick away from the bridge it has a low lilting sweetness and sonorous in quality. I have fitted one of my own hand made 5/8″ oak & cocobola rosewood tipped bridges.

The resonator is made from 6 ply American walnut with inlays of holly to match the neck. Original Epiphone clamshell tail piece, and armrest, comes with hard shell vintage case which is in good restored condition. The overall condition of this banjo is in excellent shape including the original lacquer.

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