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From Dustyman on 1/2/2016 5:07:18 PM

I traded my RB 250 for 28 TB 2 cut for a OPF and a Blaylock no hole, new era tone ring.I couldnt be happier! its sounds SO GOOD!Even with the Asian Maple neck on it ,its great.I have a Grover bridge on it .I havent bothered to experiment with bridges ,cause it sounds so good as it is! Im not sure ,but I think it has a block rim?My other banjos will have to be patient for a while .

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	jswkingsfield says: 1/2/2016 6:21:22 PM Congrats, sounds like a great combo! I was told when I got my 1926 TB-2 conversion, that block rim Gibsons usually only are found in some 1926 batches, seems to have been a relatively short experiment, maybe it was less expensive to make 3-ply rims.
	Dustyman says: 1/2/2016 6:33:53 PM Thanks Janice 8947-110 is the # on the rim and reso.It has a 1/8 veneer on the bottom of the rim ,so I thought it was there to hide the ''Plys'' of the rim?? if anybody knows what construction this rim is ,Id like to know.Anyway ,I love it.
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