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Nechville- Peghead
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- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
Nechville- Peghead
Nechville Musical Products Company uses various shapes for different models of their banjos. This shape is known as the "Geometric" and is associated with the Phantom model. Nechville Musical Products Company is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and is owned and operated by Tom Nechville.- Creator
- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
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Nechville- Fifth String
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- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
Nechville- Fifth String
The Phantom model has a tunneled fifth string. At the fifth fret, the string enters a brass tube that runs inside the neck and ends at the tailpiece. This eliminates the fifth string peg at this part of the neck and allows it to be on the peghead with the other four The Nechville Musical Products Company is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and is owned and operated by Tom Nechville.- Creator
- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
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Bacon and Day- Dowel Hardware
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- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
Bacon and Day- Dowel Hardware
The neck dowel is held in place at two points as it passes through the rim. On the tailpiece end the end pin holds it in place, on the neck end, the neck brace holds it in place. In this photograph we see the three pieces of the neck brace in place and holding the neck against the rim. The metal rod passes through a hole in the dowel and fits in the two small indentations in the bracket in this photo. The screw in the bracket is used to exert pressure on the rim and helps hold the neck in place. 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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Bacon and Day- Dissasembled
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- Bennett, Bud, 1963-
Bacon and Day- Dissasembled
1927 Bacon and Day Silver Bell No. 1 completely dissasembled. This particular banjo has a non-standard fretboard inlay that was most likely due to a fretboard replacement at some point in time. 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- Head
Gibson- Butch Robins- Head
The original skin head that came on 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. -
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. -
Gibson- Butch Robins- Thumbscrews
Gibson- Butch Robins- Thumbscrews
Thumbscrews from Butch Robins' 1990s era Gibson Granada. Thumbscrews, in conjunction with the flange, brackets, and resonator lugs hold the resonator to the banjo pot. 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. -
Gibson- Butch Robins- Flange
Gibson- Butch Robins- Flange
Section of the original flange that came on 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. -
Gibson- Butch Robins- Bridge
Gibson- Butch Robins- Bridge
The original inlayed bridge that came with Butch Robins' 1930 Gibson RB4. The bridge is maple with an ebony cap. 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.
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