Archtop Banjo Tone Ring

I believe the mahogany neck came from a saga banjo kit.

Archtop banjo tone ring.

Plus it is constructed in three pieces. However i plan to soon advertise them in a slip on form so it can be swapped with a mastertone style metal tone ring. All standard model lemon banjos except the l 100 come with the lr 54 wooden tone ring. The signature stanley bluegrass sound and brilliant 4 string jazz rhythm.

Though it is made of brass it is not extremely heavy. Tone ring archtop pre war style 40 holes available unplated nickel or gold plated 239 95 239 95 tone ring conversion archtop to flathead available unplated nickel or gold plated. Machined from cast bronze alloy with 11 diameter mastertone archtop dimensions. Originally i had a 4 hole gibson tone ring which always seemed to have a rather thin sound no matter.

A brass rod a brass sleeve and a square brass tube. We carry the gold tone ob 250 arch top banjo. The gold stars and the flint hills were v. Five star archtop banjo tone ring.

Banjo parts project archtop tone ring flange tension hoop. I have an archtop banjo comprised of a first quality pot with one piece flange. It has a synthetic fitted skin head with a fitted tension hoop and j hooks. 362 05 4 waverly hand engraved banjo pegs.

The little wonder is a tiny bit louder and brighter than the plain brass ring. At the time this was written the only way the lr 54 is available is in the integrated form built into a block rim. This delivers a piercing tone with extra snap. The brass tubaphone tone ring invented by the vega banjo company in the early 1900s is a unique design in the banjo world.

In this video peghead nation banjo instructor bill evans shows the differences between archtop and flathead tone rings discussing how they affect the sound and how the tone ring fits together with the banjo s rim head neck stretcher band and brackets. The raised inner profile of the archtop tone ring results in a slightly smaller banjo head vibrational area. It also requires a little more work with the lathe or possibly the router as a very small ledge must be. I recently purchased a mitchels tone ring mate and and a mitchels tone arch top tone ring.

The little wonder banjo tone ring is much like the plain brass one except that it has a spun brass often nickel plated sleeve that sits over the brass ring. The pot is a beautiful 11 wide block style construction made of what looks like walnut and cherry but cant be sure. 357 83 3 more options. The neck was an unfinished mahogany neck which i got from wyatt fawley.

In my opinion it is the best arch top tone ring banjo in it s price range and as good an arch top banjo as i have ever played.