{"product_id":"bacon-professional-ff-banjeaurine-1907-5216","title":"Bacon Professional FF Banjeaurine (1907)","description":"Bacon Professional FF Model Banjeaurine (1907), made in Boston, Mass., natural varnish finish, laminated maple rim and neck, ebonized fingerboard. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis superb rarity is one of the earliest Bacon-branded instruments ever made; dating to the first year or so of his company's banjo-selling beginnings. While Bacon banjos from this era rarely turn up this full rim, short neck Banjeurine is in a whole other class. Built for Fred Bacon by Vega in Boston in 1907, this is really a 19th century piece that has strayed into the 20th-this style of instrument was most popular 10+ years earlier, during the 1890's. Banjeurines were used to play the melody and tenor\/soprano parts in the banjo clubs of the era, and were generally tuned a fourth up from the standard 5-string. By the time Bacon began selling his own instruments, most production was standard full-scale 5-strings. This is not a fancy style, with a plain maple rim and neck with only small shaped pearl inlay in the bound fingerboard and a pearl star in the headstock but like all Bacon and Vega banjos is built to the highest quality standards. Plainly ornamented but beautifully made, this most unusual Bacon is a rare treat for the banjo conoisseur with a taste for the unusual!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 29 1\/2 in. (74.9 cm.), 10 7\/8 in. (27.6 cm.) diameter head, and 2 11\/16 in. (6.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 19 7\/8 in. (505 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1\/4 in. (32 mm.). Very clean overall; appears all original except for a couple of mismatched but still period nuts. Set up with a new skin head and repro 19C. Style bridge; excellent sound and playability from this 105 year old gem. Excellent - Condition.","brand":"Bacon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852969726092,"sku":"5216","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_c0981e15-1db9-474f-838e-f3a37ca6c92f.jpg?v=1774329092","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/bacon-professional-ff-banjeaurine-1907-5216","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}