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timacn - Posted - 05/26/2026: 11:22:19
I have an old Ode long neck banjo on which its aluminum rim was milled to create a "flathead tone ring-like" situation in lieu of a discrete tone ring. Many other aluminum pot Ode Longnecks have rims that were similarly fashioned as archtops.
I was wondering if there was a general preference for the "archtop" or "flathead" versions of these old Ode Longnecks.
Thanks for your help.
Bill Rogers - Posted - 05/26/2026: 14:23:25
Not that I ever heard about. It just wasn’t an issue. I think most of those Odes were owned and played by folks who were primarily singers; likely that slight tonal differences were not big concerns to them.
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