Tape on a rolled brass tone ring

Premier Sponsors

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue, we will assume that you agree to our privacy policy which includes details of cookie usage. Hide this notice

BROOKS BANJOS GROUP

Join This Group

For BROOKS BANJO OWNERS and for Folks that wood like to learn more about BROOKS BANJOS.

60 Members, Created 3/20/2012 -

Administrators: John Bowlin (owner)

< Back to Home

From existential_banjo on 9/23/2013 7:50:51 PM

I have a Brooks Spartan banjo with a rolled brass tone ring. I noticed that there was some tape around the ring as it sat under the Ren head. I removed the head, and found clear packing tape wound once around the tone ring where the two ends meet. When I pinged the ring, it sounded dull. I then removed the tape, buffed the ring ends so there would be no sharp edges to damage the banjo head, and reassembled and re strung the banjo. I thought it gave the instrument a clearer, more defined tone, but did not add "clang" to the tone. Has anyone else out there with a Brooks banjo rolled brass tone ring noticed this? Did you take the tape off?

Brooks wrote to me that he does this to prevent damage to the banjo head. At this time, after 3 years, the Ren head is just fine. Some time I will put a hide head on it and see what happens.

1 Comments
	brooksbanjo says: 9/24/2013 6:55:16 AM I use tape instead of soldering the joint so the ring touches the top of the rim all of the way around the rim. Just like in Whyte Laydie tone rings and Bacon tone rings where the ring has a 1/4" gap between the ends of the ring, this is to prevent the buzzing that may happen if a ring is allowed to sit slightly off of the top of the head. I highly doubt that there is any sound difference without the small piece of tape. But to each there own.
Post a Comment
You must be logged in and a member of this group to post a comment.

	High quality like New! Engraved nickel plated 11 inch Banjo Tension Hoop. Linked by John Bowlin 5 years ago
Classified: I want to buy a used BROOKS fretted banjo Spartan model with the clown shape peg head. Linked by John Bowlin 5 years ago
Classified: Wanted to buy Brooks Banjo Linked by B.Goodman 8 years ago
Classified: Bowlin 1865 Linked by B.Goodman 8 years ago
	(untitled) Linked by John Bowlin 14 years ago
	(untitled) Linked by John Bowlin 14 years ago
	(untitled) Linked by John Bowlin 14 years ago