Bay State (musical instrument brand)

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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]

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References[edit]

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

Citations[edit]

(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.