1933 Bacon Senorita Tenor

$799.00

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  • Year: 1933 (Circa)
  • Manufacturer: Bacon
  • Model: Senorita Tenor
  • Case: Soft
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  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: 1933 c. Bacon Senorita Tenor Serial # 30562. Fred Bacon's Groton, Connecticut base company began manufacturing banjos in 1921, after marketing his own line of Fairbanks and Lange built instruments for some fifteen years. By 1922, David Day was hired on as Vice President which signaled the start of the B&D brand. The company's "Silver Bell" banjos would go on to become amongst the most desirable instruments of the banjo's golden from of the mid and late 1920's. But only a decade later - after years of depression, lagging banjo sales, and a hurricane that would ultimately spell the end of the line for the company, Bacon's trademarks and assets were sold to Gretsch and the quality of Bacon instruments would fall dramatically. The mid-level Senorita model was introduced in 1931, and featured a simple rim / tonering combination, pearloid clad resonator, rim, fingerboard and headstock. The instrument is in excellent condition and plays and sounds very nicely. One of its original tuners was non-functional, so we replaced all four, but will happily include the originals with instrument. The tailpiece is a Richelieu replica of the Oettinger original, and the skin is obviously a replacement. With period softshell case More photos at www.folkwaymusic.com