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From Oldpiper on 12/6/2012 11:39:55 AM

Just got my Bacophone Plus from Spruce Tree Music. So far, it sounds great! A little more tone ring than I'm used to, but it rings clear and with volume. Very nice.

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	scthompson says: 12/6/2012 12:11:33 PM Will you put up a sound sample if you get a chance?
	Oldpiper says: 12/6/2012 1:16:16 PM You really don't want to hear a sound sample from me. But, thanks anyway.
	jbalch says: 12/6/2012 2:15:41 PM Fred - I hope you like that new banjo. That combination of tone rings does have the punch and brightness of a whyte laydie - with added sustain. It is somewhere between a whyte laydie & tubaphone sound. I'm biased - but I think they sound best with a sturdy (medium-thick) hide head. I also like to set the tailpiece high to open-up the sound, add some nice overtones, and control the sustain a bit (I use Presto tailpieces too). Sometimes I stuff a small block of upholstery foam between the dowel stick and head - to take just a little but if the edge off. Enjoy....
	Oldpiper says: 12/6/2012 3:23:29 PM John: How would you describe that last head you sent as to thickness? Haven't received it yet and probably couldn't tell the comparative thickness anyway.
	jbalch says: 12/8/2012 9:13:41 AM Fred: It is medium-thin - about .012-013. in.
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