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    A Bacon Special Grand Concert banjo, with unique pearl inlay, with maple neck and pot construction.  Featuring an integrated internal resonator and floral neck heel carving. Equipped with Bacon Winship tailpiece, and four Planet Five Star geared tuners with original pearl buttons installed. A project waiting, a century past mint. Newer TKL hardshell case included. Made in USA. 


    This product is in Project Condition (Learn More)

    Condition Notes: Needs refret and dowel stick neck reset. Missing 5th string tuner. (This item is sold As-Is)

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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams.
For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880.

  • c. 1920
  • SN 5830
  • Maple neck and dowel stick with ebony-maple-ebony center strip
  • 11" Maple pot with integrated internal resonator
  • Two f-holes
  • Waverly Fiberskyn 2 head installed
  • Floral neck heel carve
  • 22-fret bound pearwood fingerboard with pearl inlay
  • Dowel stick stamped "SPECIAL GRAND CONCERT"
  • Some fingerboard shrinkage and binding cracks
  • 7th fret railroad spike
  • 24 brackets, nuts, and shoes with grooved tension hoop
  • Bacon Winship tailpiece
  • 1-1/4" nut, ~27" scale,
  • Dyed pearwood peghead overlay features pearl "Bacon" logo and floral inlay
  • 3 layer wood would purfling under fingerboard, headstock (front and back) and heel
  • Planet Five Star tuning machines with original pearl buttons installed (missing 5th string tuner)
  • TKL hardshell case (wine lining)
  • Made in USA
     

Bacon Special Grand Concert Open Back Banjo (c.1920)

Bacon Special Grand Concert Open Back Banjo (c.1920)

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SKU: 60U-223235

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A Bacon Special Grand Concert banjo, with unique pearl inlay, with maple neck and pot construction.  Featuring an integrated internal resonator and floral neck heel carving. Equipped with Bacon Winship tailpiece, and four Planet Five Star geared tuners with original pearl buttons installed. A project waiting, a century past mint. Newer TKL hardshell case included. Made in USA. 

This product is in Project Condition (Learn More)

Condition Notes: Needs refret and dowel stick neck reset. Missing 5th string tuner. (This item is sold As-Is)
More Details

More Details

The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams.
For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880.

  • c. 1920
  • SN 5830
  • Maple neck and dowel stick with ebony-maple-ebony center strip
  • 11" Maple pot with integrated internal resonator
  • Two f-holes
  • Waverly Fiberskyn 2 head installed
  • Floral neck heel carve
  • 22-fret bound pearwood fingerboard with pearl inlay
  • Dowel stick stamped "SPECIAL GRAND CONCERT"
  • Some fingerboard shrinkage and binding cracks
  • 7th fret railroad spike
  • 24 brackets, nuts, and shoes with grooved tension hoop
  • Bacon Winship tailpiece
  • 1-1/4" nut, ~27" scale,
  • Dyed pearwood peghead overlay features pearl "Bacon" logo and floral inlay
  • 3 layer wood would purfling under fingerboard, headstock (front and back) and heel
  • Planet Five Star tuning machines with original pearl buttons installed (missing 5th string tuner)
  • TKL hardshell case (wine lining)
  • Made in USA
     
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