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From otto1258 on 9/5/2025 12:49:52 AM

Hi guys,
I live in Europe in the Czech Republic. I have tried many banjos of different brands, when I was looking for the right sound, I have dreamed of Stelling since I was young, and then one year passed and the opportunity arose to buy a Stelling Bellflower in Europe from a guy from France. Now I have been the happy owner of this excellent instrument for over a year and I can say that it is the first banjo that really TUNES in the whole scale, the neck fits perfectly in the hand, the sound is incredible... and I could go on like this for an hour...:-).
Of course, I tried to improve the sound, by tightening or loosening the head, a different bridge, adjusting the tailpiece, the height of the strings and I ended up with a value of 91.5 on the meter, with a bridge from Tim Purcell, string thicknesses according to Geoff 10,12,15,23,10 and I am happy...

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	pfalzgrass says: 9/5/2025 1:44:14 AM Interesting comment about the string thickness. I have a Starflower and use 9,11,13,20,9 as on my other banjos. I wonder whether the tone on my Starflower would improve when switching to thicker strings.
	otto1258 says: 9/5/2025 6:58:40 AM These strings are recommended by Geoff Stelling himself in his banjo tuning guide. I have to agree with him, he has certainly tried it for years... but it depends on what one's preferences are... whether they prefer to play on thinner strings or on the contrary, thick ones...
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