Bay State (musical instrument brand)

Bay State was a brand name used by John C. Haynes & Co., Boston, MA for their better grades of guitars, banjos and mandolins from circa 1861. John Haynes & Co. also marketed guitars under the William B. Tilton and Haynes Excelsior brand names before 1900.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wheeler, Tom (1982). American guitars: an illustrated history. Harper & Row. p. 26.

Citations

(1) http://www.mugwumps.com/wrenches.html - a catalog of banjo wrenches, compiled by Michael I. Holmes
(2) http://www.billsbanjos.com/Baystate317.htm - documentation of a Banjo made circa 1890 by the John C. Haynes & Co.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, August 29, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.