Bay State was a brand name used by
John C. Haynes & Co.,
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
, 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.
[ Wheeler, Tom (1982). ''American guitars: an illustrated history''. Harper & Row. p. 26.]
See also
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Oliver Ditson
Oliver Ditson (October 20, 1811 – December 21, 1888) was an American businessman and founder of Oliver Ditson and Company, one of the major music publishing houses of the late 19th century.
Early life and career
Oliver Ditson was born in Bos ...
References
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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
The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...
made circa 1890 by the John C. Haynes & Co.
Guitars
1861 establishments in Massachusetts