One end of the dowel is affixed to the banjo neck. The other end is held in place on the rim by both a small square indention, and an end pin screw. In this photo we see the location of the square indention on the inside of the rim. 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.