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Bacon & Day Special Tenor banjo Style No 2 built in Groton, Connecticut around 1929. The B&D Special series was the next model down from the Silver Bell series. These banjos are very comfortable to play, and play they do! Beautiful deep rich tone with punchy bass on the G and D strings, A and E strings are also pure in tonal sound. The action is low and the neck is straight all of the way up the fret board. This banjo has been very well cared for and I would consider in excellent condition. If you own another vintage banjo and have never played a B&D you should definately check them out. They are robust and you can play them hard and they will hold their tune and tone. Enough said check out the video..

Comes with original vintage B&D case in great condition

For Sale: £1275

Banjo Details

• Scale length, 28.5 mm | nutwidth, 34 mm
• 2-piece maple neck with bound ebony fretboard
• Pearl fretboard inlays, pearl B&D Special and flower inlays on the headstock
• Straight neck with good frets and low action
• Bacon original bridge
• Original Presto tail piece and Bacon armrest
• laminated stained 1/2″maple rim with 24 nickel plated shoes hooks and nuts
• Grover pancake geared tuners (all working perfectly)
• New Remo 11″ clear head
• Maple resonator with rosewood laminate back and tulip pattern nickel plated flange
• B&D Special name plate to back of resonator

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It’s not too often a vintage Epiphone Dragon Head comes up for sale, so this is a great opportunity to own one. Epiphone began its’ “Recording” series in 1925 and this is the Deluxe Art Model, commonly called the Dragon banjo for obvious reasons. The sound from this banjo is incredible as you can see from the 4th picture to the right it has the 2nd generation Epiphone tone ring. The banjo was originally a plectrum banjo and was professionally converted to a tenor banjo by Edinburgh luthier Jock Westwater.

Banjo details:

• 19 fret ebony fretboard with diamond inlays
• Brazilian rosewood 5 piece neck with centre laminates and trust rod installed
• Ebony headstock overlay with  mother of pearl dragon etched inlay along with Epiphone Recording in lettering
• Grover type 2 geared tuners
• Oettinger  tailpiece
• 10 -15/16″ renaissance head
• Beautiful multiply ply sunburst design resonator and wood marquetry side walls

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