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From bnjoplr on 6/14/2013 10:19:29 PM

My banjo...NOT Geoff or Sherri!

I've been battling a debilitating staph infection and haven't touched a banjo in at least a year. I'm much stronger and want to start playing again. I have the last Carolinian Geoff built, I brought it downstairs and could barely lift it out of the case. So, I emailed Geoff a few weeks ago about either selling it or making it lighter. He wrote back that he could install a TP rim and I had four options for tone rings. Archtop, wooden, hoop, or a new carbon fiber ring. He hadn't received the latter yet.

I opted for the carbon fiber. It weighs probably less than half a frisbee. I drove down today, Geoff did the deed, cleaned up the frets, sold me a new TP rim and the carbon fiber ring. He reassembled and put strings on it, and tuned it up. After he picked a few licks, he looked at me and we both said 'it sounds like a banjo!' I think we both had concerns that it might not have sustain, but mine definitely does. It has a slightly sweet tone and plenty of Stelling kick butt sound. Very nice and simply amazing!

The banjo pops, and now weighs a bit over 8 1/2 lbs, which is easily 3 lbs less than its former weight. I smiled all the way home. :-)

Contact Geoff if you're also interested in the new Stelling weight loss surgery. As they say, not cheap but worth it!

8 Comments
	Porschefan says: 6/14/2013 3:32:36 PM Post a recording if you can....sounds very interesting!
	bnjoplr says: 6/15/2013 3:42:24 AM That's going to be difficult to do. My desktop is toast and I'm working off tablets right now. I'll see what I can do. That said, Geoff is VERY fussy and proud of his banjos. If this conversion put a smile on his face, which it did, you have to believe that it sounds great.
	From Greylock to Bean Blossom says: 6/15/2013 4:40:27 AM It would have been good if Geoff had made a sound file to post. Maybe next time.
	bnjoplr says: 6/15/2013 5:49:01 AM I'll try, but sound posts are subjective and dependent on the recording equipment. Mine is very limited right now. Again, if the sound brings a smile to Geoff, it's good. We were in his shop which I don't think is set up for recording anything. It's a workshop.
	Ybanjo says: 6/15/2013 6:37:50 AM How would you compare the sound to the way it was before conversion? Brighter?? How does the low end sound?
	bnjoplr says: 6/15/2013 7:27:21 AM I'll play it later today. Doing chores. It's got low end growl, very nice tone, and sustain. I went from a standard Stelling rim from when the banjo was made to a TP, so there's going to be a difference. The huge part is the tone ring weight delivering the same sound as before. Make sense?
	JMalmsteen says: 6/24/2013 9:23:51 PM Thanks for posting this. So often you hear about people looking for lighter banjos, because of accidents, back problems, age, etc. This is great to know.
	bnjoplr says: 6/26/2013 5:11:48 PM As most know, Geoff is particular about his banjos. I knew it sounded good, but to see him smile after he string it up was super. It's really great to have an alternative.
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