Archtop Banjo Tone Ring

The ome tone rim rolled brass vintage silverspun and megatone tone rings.

Archtop banjo tone ring.

Tone ring archtop pre war style 40 holes available unplated nickel or gold plated 239 95 239 95 tone ring conversion archtop to flathead available unplated nickel or gold plated. Machined from cast bronze alloy with 11 diameter mastertone archtop dimensions. I don t know whether i d want a more piercing tone. The signature stanley bluegrass sound and brilliant 4 string jazz rhythm.

Tone ring archtop pre war style 40 holes available unplated nickel or gold plated 239 95 239 95 tone ring conversion archtop to flathead available unplated nickel or gold plated. The stewmac catalague says the archtop tone ring is for a more piercing tone the stanley bluegrass sound. Weekly newsletter includes free lessons favorite member content banjo news and more. This gibson mastertone style archtop just like the 1920s originals.

I suppose fitting one might raise the head and there d be implications for the neck angle and bridge height unless you took some height off the rim. In this video peghead nation banjo instructor bill evans shows the differences between archtop and flathead tone rings discussing how they affect the sound and how the tone ring fits together with the banjo s rim head neck stretcher band and brackets. This delivers a piercing tone with extra snap. Gold tone revives that classic archtop sound with this specialized model.

The signature stanley bluegrass sound and brilliant 4 string jazz rhythm. Machined from cast bell bronze alloy to mastertone archtop dimensions it delivers a piercing tone with extra snap. Take your playing to the next level with the help of a local or online banjo teacher. A low or medium crown banjo head is required for this tone ring.

Ome offers several tone ring options. The at model includes a forty hole sand cast bell brass arch top tone ring. This is a very rare gibson. The ome tone rim construction offers our woodiest old time banjo sound.

The banjo s tone ring also plays a critical part with the instrument s tone. Archtops are rare these days and gold tone has them. Gold tone ob 250 archtop banjo this is a great deal on an archtop banjo. This banjo has chrome plated metal parts beautiful curly maple wood fancy multi color binding and the original 40 hole archtop tone ring.

The wood and inlay resemble the style 6 gibson very nice condition and a wonderful sounding banjo.