Antique Bacon & Day Senorita 4 string Resonator banjo with hardshell case

Description: Antique Bacon & Day Senorita 4 string Resonator banjo with hardshell case Description Antique Bacon & Day Senorita 4 string Resonator banjo with hardshell case This cool antique instrument is in superb original condition. This instrument was supposedly purchased directly from a gentleman named Mel Bay in at his Kirkwood, Missouri music store over 85 years ago, and we bought it from the estate of the original owner. It is a Bacon & Day Senorita 4 string Banjo , made in Groton CT, in a newer black tolex hard shell case. This instrument shows a lot of wear from being played and some uneven areas on the binding. Also, the action is pretty high. It presents beautifully but would need work to be a daily player. We are selling it as-is and shown. Bacon banjos are often the benchmark for "pro sound" in the tenor crowd. They're loud, proud, punchy, and always have a great bite that pops right through other instruments. Even this plainer-Jane Senorita model has those qualities and it doesn't even have a tonering under the hood. It's just got a shaped upper lip to the maple rim. As with all proper Bacons, it's a quality instrument: thicker-ply maple rim, two-piece mahogany neck, maple fretboard with pearloid veneer, fancy pearloid veneer on the resonator's back and cool binding and trim throighout. The tuners are geared and the hardware is all heavy-duty. Made by: Bacon Model: Senorita Made in: Groton, CT, USA Rim wood: ply maple Tonering: none (shaped top edge) Bridge: maple/rosewood Fretboard: maple w/pearloid veneer Neck wood: 2-piece mahogany Suitable for: trad jazz, Americana, Western swing, Celtic, etc. Neck shape: medium-big C Board radius: flat Truss rod: none Fret style: medium, tallish, Regal-like profile Scale length: 23" Nut width: 1 1/8" String spacing at nut: 15/16" String spacing at bridge: 1 3/16" Head diameter: 11” Resonator diameter: 13" Depth overall at rim: 3 1/2" Weight: 7 lb 2.64 oz Specs SKU: B&DSenorita+case – Manufacture: Bacon & Day Default SpecsCase includedYesCountry/Region of ManufactureUSAListing TypeInstrument Banjo > Butler Music LLC Powered by SaleTurf

Price: 595 USD

Location: Harrisonville, Missouri

End Time: 2024-11-28T22:00:03.000Z

Shipping Cost: 39.95 USD