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For those who own or want to own the ultimate banjo. www.stellingbanjo.com

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From pdbanjo on 1/29/2011 8:14:54 AM

Well I joined for the simple reason that I own a Red Fox that hasn't been out of its case in over 5 yrs. It's not that it's a bad banjo, it's mainly because it weighs so much more than my old TB-1 conversion that I use everyday. Maybe 4# more. I need to bring it into the daylight again and hopefully this group will inspire me to do so. For my audiences, if it's round, sounds like, looks like and has 5 strings like a banjo, then it must be a banjo so the kind of banjo I play has little to do with audience appoval. I can't say wheather or not it is superior to any other high end banjos I own altho' its fit and finish are truly remarkable. Another downside to Stellings is they are not a tinkerers instrument with the exception of strings, head and bridge alterations. That said, I don't believe changing tonerings or rims would do much to improve their tonal qualities. For a really great banjo right out of the shop you can't go wrong with a Stelling.

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	pdbanjo says: 1/31/2011 12:49:48 PM I got my Red Fox out of the closet yeasterday and changed the head from a thick Ludwig Showcase to a lighter weight USA Remo. I also went from a Katzeye 2.6 g bridge to a 2.0g Scorpion bridge with medium AMB cyro strings. I'll let it settle in for a week or so and report back. Right now it seems to be sounding much better. There's a chance it may even make it to my next gig. Woohoo!
	tonwil says: 10/14/2015 6:27:34 AM Geoff has done the tinkering for you. There were the original thick rims, some had binding, ( just attention to detail here) then Tony pass, and then thin skirt. This cut down on the weight a little I think . the necks are shaped different from older ones to new, correct me if I'm wrong. They sound better than ever.
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