Bacon Long-neck Banjo c.1960s Finish_ Red mandolin designs began to change

mandolin designs began to change

never-before-heard recordings of the beloved civil rights icon and environmentalist's stories wrapped in music from around the world

This instrument features an eleven-inch pot sporting 24 brackets and a Fiberskyn type head

accurate and affordable

High-gloss black finish for traditional beauty and luster

Bacon Long-neck Banjo c.1960s Finish_ Red mandolin designs began to changeWe offer this lovely Gretch made Bacon long neck banjo from the mid 1960s. During the "Folk Boom", Gretsch produced a line of 5 string, open back banjos with both regular and extra long necks, all with black plastic laminate peghead overlays with "Bacon" in outlined, block letters. This is the long neck version with three extra frets. Invented by Pete Seeger, the long neck is meant to have a capo at the third fret to play in regular concert tuning,