My friend, Roger, wanted to try a Corian tone ring. I fitted his Deering Sierra pot with one. After wandering in the USPS system for over two weeks, he got it back yesterday. He is happy with the results. He wanted to lighten his banjo since standing in a bluegrass group for a couple hours with any bluegrass banjo is challenging.
The swap took 2.5 pounds off his Sierra.
Roger has three banjos he sent me audio files of. The Sierra with the Corian ring. Another with a Neat neck and Blaylock ring and a Gibson 00 with no ring.
You can try to figure out which is which. I will give it a day or so to reveal.
Tom in Maine
Stockton Strings
I think this ^^ is a trick question.... there's only one banjo. 
They are different.
Interesting take--I'll be interested to see which one is which.
I've often wondered about different modern materials for banjos (e.g. carbon fibre / composites) - and not just for tone rings but for bridges, necks, etc.
I'm sure some folks are experimenting--will be interesting to see if it goes anywhere...
#3 sounds the least metallic, this is my guess for the Gibson
#1 and #2 are very close, but #2 sounds more traditional, so I’ll go #1 as the Corian ring
1. Neat neck , Blaylock ring.
2. Sierra, corian ring
3. Gibson 00
#3 is the Gibson
#2 is the Corian
#1 is the Blaylock
Before I tell you which is which, I have to admit they are somewhat similar.
And I good picker does help. Roger obviously has some chops!
#1 is the Corian
#2 is the Blaylock
#3 is the 00
Edited by - lazlototh on 04/22/2025 18:42:02
Does that mean I won a Corian ring for my Sierra?
You did great! PM me.
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