1930s Bacon & Day Senorita Resonator Tenor Banjo

Overview: This is a beat-up but cool example of a mid-'30s B&D Senorita tenor banjo. It has a simple ply rim with hoop tonering but, despite that, manages to be screaming-loud and it cuts like crazy. It's mostly-original but does have a new head, tailpiece, and bridge. I love the deco-style engraving in the pearloid-bedecked headstock and fretboard and the fact that the resonator and sides of the rim is wrapped with the stuff, too. All the hardware is good-quality throughout.

Repairs included: Max gave it a level/dress of the frets and setup work. Tim reinforced an old repair to the heel and also added a new heel cap and set it all up. I think Tim also fit the new Renaissance head, too. It's playing spot-on and ready to go.

• Weight: 6 lbs 9 oz
• Scale length: 23"
• Nut width: 1 1/16"
• Neck shape: medium V
• Board radius: flat
• Depth at first fret: 27/32"
• Depth at seventh fret: 15/16"
• Head diameter: 11”
• Depth overall at rim: 3 1/2"
• Rim wood: ply maple
• Tonering: hoop
• Bridge: maple/ebony 2-foot
• Fretboard: maple w/celluloid veneer
• Neck wood: unsure (maple?)
• Action height at 12th fret: 1/16" overall (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 32w-9 for CGDA tuning
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium-wider/lower

Condition notes: There's usewear throughout and the sunburst finish sprayed on the back of the resonator is worn at both the edges and over a larger area near the heel. The head, bridge, and tailpiece are new. The frets were replaced some time back but have plenty of meat left on them. The heel cap is unoriginal. It has friction pegs at the headstock which are harder to use than geared pegs, though they work just fine. We usually have sets of 4:1 geared Gotoh pegs on hand if the next owner wants to have us install them.

It comes with: It's got a funky old, non-original, chip case.

Consignor tag: MCLY