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revellfa - Posted - 05/15/2022: 14:49:55
What was the rim thickness of this model?
rcc56 - Posted - 05/15/2022: 15:24:49
For an accurate measurement, it would be necessary to remove the neck and measure through the endpin hole.
An estimate of the thickness of my Fairbanks made #1 by projecting through the f holes with eye and ruler is ~3/8", perhaps a little more. Later models made by Lange, Bacon, or others may be different.
Edited by - rcc56 on 05/15/2022 15:29:01
rcc56 - Posted - 05/15/2022: 16:13:46
I found a better way to measure without taking the banjo apart, and will confirm the thickness is approximately 3/8".
jbalch - Posted - 05/15/2022: 18:05:23
If I'm not mistaken, the Bacon FF models were made by three different factories (maybe four?).
Fairbanks/Vega - Boston
Lange - New York
Bacon - Forest Dale VT
Bacon - Groton, MA?
Many specifications differ from one source to another. So I would not be surprised to see some variation in rim thickness and type depending on where they were produced.
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