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gailg64 |
Prototype slothead model, walnut
4 comments on “Nora Banjo, Model 3”
erikforgod Says:
Monday, March 19, 2012 @1:21:33 PM
IThis is a nice really nice banjo. Who is Nora Rogers? Just curious....
gailg64 Says:
Monday, March 19, 2012 @1:29:42 PM
She's my husband Dwight's & my younger daughter--she lives near us in Carrboro, NC.
erikforgod Says:
Monday, March 19, 2012 @3:50:59 PM
Wow she is a great banjo builder!! Very nice little banjo...it caught my eye...what are the specs on this banjo?
gailg64 Says:
Friday, December 28, 2012 @1:43:07 PM
The brackets & band are unique & hand made. The rims are all 11 l/2 inches. The first one had no tone ring, just a beveled rim. Dwight's clawhammer Model 3 (slothead with waverly 5th) has a handmade rolled brass tone ring. The fingerpicking model 3 has a handmade Electric/Whyte Laydie inspired tone ring.
We now have medium strings on both banjos, but the first and 2nd are a bit stiff for me, so I might go with lighter gauge. Both have Fiberskyn 3 heads. I had a Ren. head on the prototype picking model, but like the warmth of the Fiberskyn. It's plenty bright without a Ren. head, that's for sure. I'm hoping this will be my go-to non-resonator banjo & that I won't need to wear picks. It sounds bright & bell-like, the tone I was looking for, but haven't tried it to see if volume holds up in a session of more than 3 people.
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