The resonator is a wooden shell that attaches to the banjo pot and redirects sound away from the player and towards the listener. This photo shows the inside of the resonator. The metal band around this part of the resonator is cut with decorative "f" holes to for both decoration and to let sound escape. Crazing from age can be seen in this photo. The Bacon Banjo Company was in Groton, Connecticut and was owned and operated by Fred Bacon and David L. Day. The company was started by Fred Bacon in 1906 in Forest Dale, Vermont and later moved to Groton, Connecticut. David L. Day joined the company in 1922. The company was destroyed by a hurricane in 1938 and the business was later sold to Gretsch.