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BACON & DAY MONTANA SILVER BELL NO. 1 TENOR BANJO – circa.1927 REF#3281

$ 1470.48

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Brand: Montana
  • Number of Strings: 4
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Exact Year: 1927
  • Model: No.1
  • Banjo Type: Tenor Banjo

    Description

    BACON & DAY MONTANA SILVER BELL NO. 1 TENOR BANJO – circa.1927 REF#3281. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
    Rim, resonator, fretboard and peghead covered in ivory colored celluloid. Peghead, heelcap and fretboard engraved and painted, white holly neck, Soft Pedal knee mute.
    Natural finished 2-piece maple neck with center strip, cream finished maple rim and resonator, integral f-hole flange, white-bound 24 fret pearloid covered fingerboard with engraved floral position markers, ~10-15/16" skin head, 24 brackets, notched tension hoop, Silver Bell tone ring, B&D soft pedal knee mute, lever stamped "PAT. PEND." fancily engraved headstock overlay reads "B&D / Montana / Silver Bell" , pearloid headstock underlay and back strapping,friction tuners with ivoroid buttons, Oettinger "finger" tailpiece, armrest,  inside of resonator stamped "PAT. DEC 20th, 1927".
    Please see photos for condition as they are integral to the provided description