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Bacon and Day- Tuning Pegs
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- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
Bacon and Day- Tuning Pegs
Original Grover Patent tuners that came on this 1927 B&D Silver Bell No. 1. 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.- Creator
- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
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Gibson- Butch Robins- Resonator
Gibson- Butch Robins- Resonator
Side and bottom joint of Butch Robins' 1930 RB4. Also seen here is the factory order number. Butch Robins was born May 12, 1949 in Lebanon, Virginia and has been a professional musician most of his life. In addition to a successful solo career, he was a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper's band, Charlie Moore's band, the New Grass Revival and other bands. He currently lives in Virginia and is still a working musician. Orville Gibson founded The Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1902. Over the years the company has changed names and locations and today is known as Gibson Brands, Inc and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. The company is known for having made some of the finest banjos, mandolins and guitars. -
Bacon and Day- Tonering
- Creator
- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
Bacon and Day- Tonering
B&D Silver Bell tonerings consisted of two pieces, a brass rod and a metal ring. The brass rod sat inside the metal ring and the metal ring sat atop the wooden rim. This particular tone ring is known as a "no hole" ring as it does not have holes drilled through the sides of the metal ring. 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.- Creator
- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
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Gibson- Butch Robins- Wrench
Gibson- Butch Robins- Wrench
The original wrench that came with Butch Robins' 1930 Gibson RB4. The wrench was used to tighten nuts on the hooks that create tension in the banjo head. Butch Robins was born May 12, 1949 in Lebanon, Virginia and has been a professional musician most of his life. In addition to a successful solo career, he was a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper's band, Charlie Moore's band, the New Grass Revival and other bands. He currently lives in Virginia and is still a working musician. Orville Gibson founded The Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1902. Over the years the company has changed names and locations and today is known as Gibson Brands, Inc and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. The company is known for having made some of the finest banjos, mandolins and guitars. -
Recording King- T36 Dissassembled
Recording King- T36 Dissassembled
Completely dissasembled 2015 Recording King T36 tenor banjo. Recording King is a brand of instrument currently owned by The Music Link Corporation and is located in Hayward California. The brand was originally a house brand of instruments made for the Montgomery Ward company. -
Bacon and Day- Dowel
- Creator
- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
Bacon and Day- Dowel
This photograph shows, on the far left, the heel of the neck and teh dowel coming out from the neck. 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.- Creator
- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
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Gibson- Butch Robins- Neck
Gibson- Butch Robins- Neck
Neck to pot joint of Butch Robins' 1930 Gibson RB4. Butch Robins was born May 12, 1949 in Lebanon, Virginia and has been a professional musician most of his life. In addition to a successful solo career, he was a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper's band, Charlie Moore's band, the New Grass Revival and other bands. He currently lives in Virginia and is still a working musician. Orville Gibson founded The Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1902. Over the years the company has changed names and locations and today is known as Gibson Brands, Inc and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. The company is known for having made some of the finest banjos, mandolins and guitars. -
Recording King- Tension Band
Recording King- Tension Band
Underside of the tension band. The tension band's primary job is to create and maintain tension on the banjo head. This is done in conjunction with the hooks and flange. The banjo hooks hold onto the tension band on one end, and are affixed to the flange on the other end. To accomodate the 24 hooks, and to increase the stability of the system, this band has 24 indentations machined into it. This is a very stable design. Recording King is a brand of instrument currently owned by The Music Link Corporation and is located in Hayward California. The brand was originally a house brand of instruments made for the Montgomery Ward company. -
Slingerland- Hooks
Slingerland- Hooks
Hooks and nuts work in conjunction with the flange and the tension band to apply and adjust tension to the banjo head. This particular banjo has what are known as flat hooks. This banjo is thought to be a 1930s era Slingerland. The Slingerland Musical Instrument Mfg. Co. was based in Chicago, Illinois and was owned and operated by H.H. Slingerland. The company changed names several times, including The Slingerland Banjo Company, Slingerland Banjo and Drum Company and others.
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