Bacon and Day 1930's Senorita Tenor Banjo - Used
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Regular price $699.99
Used 1930's Bacon & Day Senorita Tenor Banjo in Excellent Condition with Original Hard Case
The Bacon & Day (B&D) "Senorita" tenor banjo is a vintage, four-string instrument produced primarily in the 1920s and 1930s by the Fred Bacon Manufacturing Company in Groton, Connecticut. Known for its distinctive appearance and loud, punchy tone, the Senorita model was the company's lower-priced option but still built with quality craftsmanship.
- Serial Number: 29900A
- Weight: 6.2 lbs
- All-original, except for head and bridge
- Grover tuners
- 11" rim
- 23" scale length
- Deco-style Pearloid covering the fretboard, headstock, and resonator.
- Maple ply rim
- Two-piece Mahogany neck with skunk stripe
- Original B&D Soft Pedal that acts as a mute
- Known for a bright, crisp, and loud sound, often described as having a quick, "crack" or "bite" that cuts through other instruments.
- There is some hand wear on the neck (see photo) but overall this banjo is in Excellent Condition physically and plays great!