It seems that the only branded archtop tone rings I can find that are still in production are Sullivan's?
Does anyone else have any names of archtop tone rings still in production that are highly reputable like Sullivan?
EDIT: I want to clarify, I'm not trying to find something "better" than Sullivan, I love Eric's products and he's a great guy. I'm just trying to get a feel for what's out there. I made a list of so many different flathead rings, and I'm trying to do the same for archtop.
Edited by - Lemon Banjos on 10/14/2025 19:47:42
The Sullivan's are real nice
I'd be interested to know who makes the Gold Tone arch top ring (if not Gold Tone themselves): goldtonemusicgroup.com/goldton...rts/b1173
I know Gold Tone and now Ome are using JLS rings in some of their banjos. But there isn't much info about the arch top ring.
If you can find a Steve Cox tone ring those a good. The Stanleytone banjos have them in them if im not mistaken
Prucha sells archtop tonerings too.
I Wasn't Happy With The Gold Tone Arch Top Tone Ring
There are a good number of 40-hole Gibson pre-war era archtop rings that appear for sale across the web every year.
So many of those banjos have been cut down for a flathead ring
Did you try Kevin Shelton rings? He purchased Blaylock i understand.
