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New trick for an old Dog
I tried one of Doug Campbell's brass tone enhancers in my old Archtop Weymann Megaphonic Conversion. Year unknown.
This banjo gives me a pretty decent sound, but no matter how I set it up I always have 2 complaints. Not enough clarity on the bottom end, and a little too much reverberation. I like a sustained sound but not to the point where the notes run together. I am chasing a classic bluegrass tone. Currently the Weymann is setup with a 5 star head , a very old Waverly tailpiece, and medium strings. The pot and neck are mahogany.
I placed the enhancer in the resonator as per the instruction's set up suggestion. Instantly the sustain dropped and all notes including the top and bottom end were much clearer. I had to keep trying different positions because the initial setup killed the sustain a little too much. Take Doug's suggestion and use masking initially until you find the sweet spot. The sweet spot for my banjo was just above dead center with the points rotated to about 1 O clock. The Velcro landed about an inch above the Weymann label inside the resonator.
Conclusion:
The Tone Enhancer far exceeded my expectations. I did loose a little overall volume but it was worth the trade off. Anyone who plays a Megaphonic knows they are very loud by nature anyway. Most importantly Tone Enhancer stays in the banjo and does not compromise the integrity of the Banjo. One heck of a bang for the buck. Next up I will try it in my tenor Weymann.
Overall Rating: 10
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