Bacon Vintage Plectrum Banjo c. 1935 w/ bakelite resonator Style_ Banjitar a mahogany body and chrome

a mahogany body and chrome tuners

A step up from our C5

and other acoustic instruments

decorative headstock designs and planetary tuners

b/w/b/w top purfling

Bacon Vintage Plectrum Banjo c. 1935 w/ bakelite resonator Style_ Banjitar a mahogany body and chromeLovely example of Bacon's vintage banjo work on this nice old plectrum style banjo. There are 24 Brackets on an 11" metal pot with old frosted head. The greenish grey bakelite resonator and matching heel cap are both surprisingly intact. Lovely metal 'Bacon" plaque on the back. Not sure about the neck wood but it looks like Cherry with a Maple center stripe. Ebony fretboard with diamond MOP inlay. There is a harp inlay at the first frets that look as