Bay State (Musical Instrument Brand)

Bay State (Musical Instrument Brand)

"Bay State", a brand name used by the John C. Haynes & Co., Boston, MA for their better grades of guitars, banjos and mandolins from circa 1861.

References

:(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.


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