Feel free to ask any questions, and check out my other instruments for sale. The fingerboard is ebonized, but has held up quite nicely, with just a bit of pitting and no cracks. All the hardware looks original to me, including the no-knot 6 string tailpiece. It comes in a fine quality case from the same period, but as it fits a bit loosely it may not be the original. I have no idea how they were using 8 strings on the banjo, but I haven't gotten around to taking the pegs out. Somewhere along the line, someone drilled two extra holes in the peghead and put on two Champion pegs (the 6 original pegs are geared, of course). I spaced the strings quite widely at the bridge someone else might choose to bring them in a bit, but I have fat fingers and can use the extra space. I have it set up with light steel strings and it plays quite easily. It's pretty tight, so I haven't changed it, but my guess is that this would sound even better with a new head. Horner Strasse 97 28203 Bremen Germany Facebook Thanks to Martin Koelling email 4 Sep 18 for passing on this maker. Auf Lager Vollverstellung Pirles Banjo Peerless Vintage Ukulele Guitar Shipped. Pietsch banjos Norbert Pietsch - a luthier in Bremen, Germany, who makes amazing Banjos. The head is an old Rogers three star that's pulled down to its maximum. andrew garfield had a few meetings about a spider-man vs. It has an 11 1/2" shell that was fitted with a Silver Bell tone ring.I don't know why Bacon would have done this on a less expensive model, but it makes it a much better sounding instrument.
PEERLESS GUITARS BANJO SERIAL NUMBER
Offered for sale is a Bacon & Day Peerless Guitar Banjo, with a serial number just over 27000.