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 ARCHIVED TOPIC: arch top tone ring possibly homemade?


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mwh4456 - Posted - 06/27/2026:  10:01:28

hello. could this tone ring be homemade. removed from a banjo that has many homemade parts..tension hoop flange tailpiece all with the same engraving. I know the 47 holes are randomly drilled holes by hand, but what puzzles me are the saw/cut marks on the inside of the ring. any ideas?





 

Will Frady - Posted - 06/27/2026:  18:04:48

Definitely wasn’t turned on a lathe or drilled on a milling machine. How did it sound ? Could it be a poured mold ?

mwh4456 - Posted - 06/27/2026:  18:40:19

Looks like it was cut with with a torch, but you can't cut brass with a torch. I don't see why you would have to cut that part if I was molded? Ring sounds more like a flathead than an archtop. Fantastic sound for an open back.

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