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The
Bacon Banjo Company |
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Bacon
And Day # 9 Ne Plus Ultra |
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From 1905-1939
Fred Bacon produced some of the finest banjos ever built. From
a very modest beginning in Forest Dale Vermont as the Bacon Manufacturing
Co. to major player in the banjo world as the Bacon Banjo Company
in Groton Connecticut, The Bacon banjo steadily grew in acceptance.
When David Day left Vega and joined Fred Bacon in 1922, the pieces
were all in place for the development of the banjo that is clearly
one of the most popular among the four string players past and
present.
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Bacon
And Day # 6 Ne Plus Ultra |
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Even thought
it was several levels below the banjo picutred above the B&D
# 6 is considered by many to be one of the finest banjos ever
built. The neck was solid ebony and that contributes to the unique
sound and sustain of the instrument. |
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Silver
Bell # 1 rescued from a brutal owner |
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The before and
after pictures are of a #1 plectrum that I found along with a
Vega Vox III. Both were in pitiful shape but were in my mind
well worth the effort and expense to restore. This one was redone
by Ahment Baycu who lives not far from Forest Dale Vt where Fred
Bacon got his start. The intersting thing about this restoration
was that Ahmet did not just slap a piece of veneer on the resonator.
He discovered the grain of the wood was so nice that it was worth
the time to bring it out. It's nice to know craftsman like him
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