I have a 20’s Vega Tubaphone No 3 that has a Sure Grip tailpiece (or some would call a cammed no-knot) on it. The banjo currently has nylon strings, and though I enjoy playing it in that setup configuration, I was thinking of putting steel on it for some playing. This only came up because I sold my other tubaphone, and am sorta missing the tone for clawhammer.
Can that Sure Grip TP handle steel, or should I just purchase a cheapo no-knot for steel use?
I have a 20's Tubaphone No. 3 with a Sure-Grip tailpiece and I've had steel strings on it since the 70's, when I bought it. No problems so far.
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Originally posted by hbick2I have a 20's Tubaphone No. 3 with a Sure-Grip tailpiece and I've had steel strings on it since the 70's, when I bought it. No problems so far.
Sounds like I should be good to go then, thanks!
