I'm looking at an old one here. Wondering what the real old ones sound like.
I’ll bite, what is a “Lancaster?”
Lancaster, PA - established 1729.
I think he means Huber Lancaster.
This....
I don't think there is any such thing as a "real(ly) old" Huber Lancaster. If you're looking at one, how does it sound? Write to Steve and get an exact mfg. date.
Edited by - beegee on 02/07/2021 16:45:00
Friend of mine bought one from Steve at IBMA Louisville (Galt House) roughly around 2000 or so. Fine banjo.
This one is about 76 years old. It's parked 2 miles from where I live and the sound is amazing:
https://www.warplane.com/aircraft/collection/details.aspx?aircraftId=4
I was resisting the temptation to post a video of a Lancaster bomber, and, by gosh, Bart Veerman couldn't resist posting a link to a photo.
Anybody want to hear Burt Lancaster singing?
I'll reckon that a newer Huber Lancaster with an HR30 ring and an engineered rim sounds better than most older ones.
I'll also reckon that a newer "non-Truetone" Lancaster probably sounds pretty close to what the older ones sound like.
If you're interested in Huber, the primary considerations I would be concerned with are "condition" and "Truetone v. non-Truetone" ...
I was ultimately able to hear the banjo I'm considering and it definitely has the Huber characteristics I'm looking for!
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Originally posted by Bart VeermanThis one is about 76 years old. It's parked 2 miles from where I live and the sound is amazing:
https://www.warplane.com/aircraft/collection/details.aspx?aircraftId=4
You beat me to it Bart, did you go for a ride?
Edited by - Fathand on 02/13/2021 09:01:49
