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Top Tension, Ceramic Tone Ring, Tunneled 5th String, Cherry Neck, Resonator, and BBlock Rim
6 comments on “Dale Randall Banjo, 1984”
Bongshang Says:
Monday, March 12, 2007 @1:26:30 PM
Wow, that's something you don't see everyday. What does she sound like?
mrbook Says:
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 @1:39:19 AM
The Randall banjo has a clear, sort of "sweet" sound that I like a lot. The sound seems to impress a lot of banjo players, who are really surprised when I show it to them. The 5th string is sometimes hard to tune on stage, so I don't perform with it much, but when I do I really enjoy it. Thanks.
Bill
Banjov1 Says:
Monday, June 23, 2008 @4:38:18 PM
Does the 5th string being hard to tune have anything to do with the tunneled 5th string? I would love to get rid of my 5th string tuning peg. I didn't know they were making tunneled 5th strings in 1984.
Tony
mrbook Says:
Monday, June 23, 2008 @8:35:14 PM
The 5th string can get hung up in either the tunnel or more likely the railroad spike at the 5th fret. The pitch doesn't seem to change when you tighten it, then the next thing you know you have a broken string. I broke one at a festival while the mc was introducing us (but got it changed in time). Great sounding banjo, though.
Jbo1 Says:
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 @5:26:01 PM
The ring makes the pot look like a old white-wall tire. I love it. I've often wondered about ceramic as a tone ring.
mrbook Says:
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 @9:45:14 PM
I've wondered how it would sound with a different head than the clear one, but then you wouldn't be able to see the painting inside the resonator.
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