OPEN BACK, TONE RING OR NOT, VELLUM ?

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From NZsteve on 12/20/2012 11:25:04 PM

Seeing as I am on a roll with open backs (sorry), For the sake of argument anyone in their right mind would use vellum, Ho ! Ho! Ho !. and plays up neck with a scoop, gets better eh ?. 11 ' rim not say 12 " (or others). 3/16" string height, gut for strings er no!.. no! ... no! ... stop here.

But would you go for some style of tone ring or not, thin rim or 3/4 inch rim. And what bridge ?. Forget strings for now. Obviously it all depends upon an individuals "ears" and playing style.

OK !, for simplicity lets say 3/4" rim, calf skin, "heavyish" non tipped bridge

Or, thin rim, tone ring, tipped bridge ?.

Or both ? or combination or .......

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	NZsteve says: 12/22/2012 1:29:07 AM Added this from an earlier issue as it is relevant. Hi Simon, Looking at the Gold Tone WL-250 White Layde tone ring for next year, but it bumps the price up a lot. You can get open backs with the rolled brass tone ring but its a bit of an in betweener, at the bottom end you can get the Gold Tone cc-50 open back with rolled brass tone ring. The Gold tone MM-150 White Lady is lower cost but without castelated tension ring, plain maple, just doesn't look right for old time. The RK 25 OT and the WL-250 are different design philosophies, either end of the spectrum. RK with 3/4 " rim built like a brick toilet, a diddy tone ring would not do much, and a flat top more bluegrass. The Gold Tone a little over 1/2" and White layde tone ring. Some people find a thin rim uncomfortable and sticks in. The Bob Carlin models have a 12" pot with rolled brass tone ring. Its these different design philosophies for old time I find interesting. On top of that what bridge do you use, tipped or not. I cant see how modern tech designs equate to old time, although tone rings have been around for a very long time. Well I can see, there is historical sound, and what we modern day see as old time !.
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