nechville - Posted - 02/23/2009:  17:00:56

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Recent tests have shown surprising differences in tone and perceived volume from different resonators, While the differences in a Pre-war Solid wood reso and a bowl shaped one are noticeably different, I can not agree that one or any banjo having one of those parts is "the best" The parabolic shape diffuses the sound and makes for a warmer sensation, while the flat one seems to be a bit more unmasked and direct, but perhaps less appropriate for some tastes. I found today a way to make my bowl resonators sound old and if you want the sound of a flat solid wood resonator, I'm willing to do that too!

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banjoman3 - Posted - 02/23/2009:  18:03:48

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i mean this.
if you could get ur banjo in some shops in the south, like southern alabama or mississippi or ga then i could speak on ur banjo.
i'm getting drawn more and more to nechville banjos. but i would have to play it first.




RK makes our Day!

Trent in WA - Posted - 02/23/2009:  21:01:40

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I had the pleasure of meeting Tom at Wintergrass this past weekend and he spent a few minutes setting up my Phantom. Resetting the neck angle, adjusting the truss rod, and slackening the tailpiece angle was all it took, and making those changes took, I'd say, about two minutes, with Tom explaining what he was doing and answering my questions along the way. Granted he's set up a lot of banjos, but even so I was impressed by just how little effort and time it took him to make the adjustments and how much difference it made in the overall tone and playability of the instrument. It was a good-sounding banjo, but it's pretty magnificent now, certainly deserving better than me.

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Brevabloke - Posted - 02/24/2009:  04:12:08

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Just a quick question - which is the basic down the line bluegrass Nechville model? And what price is it?? Just for future reference....if I get myself a top line banjo in the future it will be a Nechville; the Helimount system just seems so logican and just...right!!

Scott the Aussie in London

nechville - Posted - 02/24/2009:  05:18:37

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Hi Scott, I love this forum, as I can talk to players around the world in one place.
That's a good question, about our most basic Bluegrass model. With the tone we can get out of the wood ting, I'd say either ring would work from a sound perspective, The question comes down to what features you'd like to see. I have a new model called the Saturn with a Classic shaped neck, radius, Wood Cyclotronic Helimount, White Remo frosted head, Ebony Board with small stars and Saturn inlay. I've kept the price below $3000 and I'd say it's the best value in banjos today. It might be hard to find much written about it, cause it's just being introduced. Oh another cool thing, while available, I am offering it in premium walnut as well as maple, the same wood we use on our most expensive necks. Another choice is the Classic LC- no frills and you save almost $500. Thanks for asking. and keep checking the website for updates. Tom

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Brevabloke - Posted - 02/24/2009:  05:42:18

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Tom thanks for the info thats just what I was looking for! I shall have to track down someone over here who has one so I can have a pick..

Scott the Aussie in London

Guy - Posted - 02/24/2009:  06:08:38

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Hi Scott, Devon is a bit far, but if you're ever in the midlands, Leicestershire in particular, I'd be happy to let you try mine. Leon Hunt is probably your best bet, he is one of Tom's ambassadors in the UK and arguably the finest banjo player in the UK. He is based in Bristol.

Incidentally, Leon is teaching at the infamous, Sore Fingers Summer School at Easter, there may still be places available on his course and there will be quite a few of the UK Nechville owners there, so plenty of opportunities to try one. Here's a link sorefingers.co.uk/

Guy

You hum it son, I''ll play it!
salmagundi.me.uk

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Brevabloke - Posted - 02/24/2009:  07:35:06

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I'd love to go to Sore Fingers - but this year might be a bit tricky due to the financial pressures of our move. Also I'm taking this year to just get back up to speed on the banjo without any pressure. First 6 months will mostly be noodling about, then the next 6 a bit more structured practice like I used to do.

Scott the Aussie in London

g-banjo - Posted - 02/24/2009:  09:22:25

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I'll let you know if we're playing down your way and you can come and have a pick on mine. Nothing on the Calender for London this year yet but it's only February - what sort of radius from the City would be reachable for you?

"it’s better to play the wrong note at the right time than the right note at the wrong time."

Brevabloke - Posted - 02/24/2009:  09:40:48

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haha G we won't be in the city much longer - we are moving to Wembury in South Devon so I can pursue one of the great passions in my life (apart from Moto Guzzis, literature, banjos, bagpipes that is!) - SURFING. The move should be completed by mid-way through April at the latest, fingers crossed. But yes if I get the chance I would love to have a pick on a Nechville!!!

Scott the Aussie in London

g-banjo - Posted - 02/24/2009:  10:21:30

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Well, we've been known to play Devon.
Enjoy the surf - though surfers tend to turn a bit bluer here than they do in Aus.

Slick Salmon - Posted - 02/25/2009:  11:18:59

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I had a curious experience with a banjo dealer the other day, that I'm going to have a hard time describing. I was in the shop of a guy who specializes in vintage Gibsons. After playing a bunch of them, I asked him to assess my Huber. He played it a bit and gave it a dismissive review -- something along the lines of "it sounds about as good as a Huber is going to sound" and "it's fine if you like that sort of thing".

Then he brought out a series of instruments that he felt sounded better. One of them was a Nechville Phantom, an instrument about which I previously knew nothing. I played it a bit, and my immediate reaction, beyond its inherent strangeness, was that it sounded hollow...sort of the way a banjo might sound if it had a 55 gallon resonator. HIs response was "that's how a banjo is supposed to sound".

So I'm left in a strange kind of place. I like my instrument, but apparently I don't know how a banjo is supposed to sound. If I did, I'd realize that it doesn't sound anything like the vintage Gibson it's supposed to sound like but that a Nechville, which is a completely re-engineered instrument, does. That's not a conclusion I'm very comfortable with, but there you have it.

Were I to be looking for another banjo, I'd seriously consider a Nechville, because it's completely the opposite of what I currently have. I don't know if that's good or bad, but it sure is different.

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pearcemusic - Posted - 02/25/2009:  12:20:54

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Originally posted by Slick Salmon

I had a curious experience with a banjo dealer the other day, that I'm going to have a hard time describing. I was in the shop of a guy who specializes in vintage Gibsons. After playing a bunch of them, I asked him to assess my Huber. He played it a bit and gave it a dismissive review -- something along the lines of "it sounds about as good as a Huber is going to sound" and "it's fine if you like that sort of thing".

Then he brought out a series of instruments that he felt sounded better. One of them was a Nechville Phantom, an instrument about which I previously knew nothing. I played it a bit, and my immediate reaction, beyond its inherent strangeness, was that it sounded hollow...sort of the way a banjo might sound if it had a 55 gallon resonator. HIs response was "that's how a banjo is supposed to sound".

So I'm left in a strange kind of place. I like my instrument, but apparently I don't know how a banjo is supposed to sound. If I did, I'd realize that it doesn't sound anything like the vintage Gibson it's supposed to sound like but that a Nechville, which is a completely re-engineered instrument, does. That's not a conclusion I'm very comfortable with, but there you have it.

Were I to be looking for another banjo, I'd seriously consider a Nechville, because it's completely the opposite of what I currently have. I don't know if that's good or bad, but it sure is different.

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Kind of sickeningly transparent, huh?

I worked in retail music stores a lot when I was younger, and always found that customers would return to me because I wasn't on an agenda. I simply told them what I thought, even if it meant I would lose a sale. (My sales were always in the top 2 of wherever I worked).

Of course I wanted to sell them something, but thankfully, the store owners nearly always stocked what I believed in.

AND if a student or customer came in with a great instrument purchased somewhere else, I always tried to make him/her feel good about the choice they had made.

More often than not, the customers would remain loyal to the store for most purchases because they knew they were being given fair information and treatment.

Nechville makes a great banjo .. and I like Tom a lot ... but there are a lot of great builders out there ... Steve included of course

The Pearce Family Bluegrass Band
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nechville - Posted - 02/25/2009:  12:32:06

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The interesting thing here is that if you have seen one Nechville, you have NOT seen them all. The wider range of setup parameters gives more potential for different sounding instruments. I suspect the one encountered by Slick Salmon had a little looser head, and perhaps less neck angle. My favorite setup is tall bridge, low action and tighter head.

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g-banjo - Posted - 02/25/2009:  12:36:04

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if you have seen one Nechville, you have NOT seen them all

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Or even.... if you have seen one Nechville, you have not seen all the banjos that Nechville can be!

budbennett - Posted - 02/25/2009:  12:40:11

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one thing that i love about my phantom is that it sounds much different than my other two banjos. that's a huge plus in my book- three banjos, three sounds, three looks too.

Forrest - Posted - 02/25/2009:  14:31:23

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Originally posted by Slick Salmon

I had a curious experience with a banjo dealer the other day, that I'm going to have a hard time describing. I was in the shop of a guy who specializes in vintage Gibsons. After playing a bunch of them, I asked him to assess my Huber. He played it a bit and gave it a dismissive review -- something along the lines of "it sounds about as good as a Huber is going to sound" and "it's fine if you like that sort of thing".

Then he brought out a series of instruments that he felt sounded better. One of them was a Nechville Phantom, an instrument about which I previously knew nothing. I played it a bit, and my immediate reaction, beyond its inherent strangeness, was that it sounded hollow...sort of the way a banjo might sound if it had a 55 gallon resonator. HIs response was "that's how a banjo is supposed to sound".

So I'm left in a strange kind of place. I like my instrument, but apparently I don't know how a banjo is supposed to sound. If I did, I'd realize that it doesn't sound anything like the vintage Gibson it's supposed to sound like but that a Nechville, which is a completely re-engineered instrument, does. That's not a conclusion I'm very comfortable with, but there you have it.

Were I to be looking for another banjo, I'd seriously consider a Nechville, because it's completely the opposite of what I currently have. I don't know if that's good or bad, but it sure is different.

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I think I know the dealer you're talking about, because I've heard the same thing from him. All I can say is that you should let your own ears and taste be your guide and consider that the source may not be necessarily unbiased when you receive information that contradicts what you hold to be true.

Hubers sound like excellent vintage banjos to me; they have an "old" sound to my ears. Nechvilles sound different as a whole, but just as great, with neither being inherently good or bad. Neither sounds like what " a banjo is supposed to sound" to everyone on an equal basis. After all, they're both banjos and both of the highest quality and construction and if well set up, what else would they sound like? Hubers and Nechvilles are apples and oranges and IMO, you should be wary of anyone who tries to tell you what you should or shouldn't like. You won't go wrong with either one...better yet, get one of each.

"Run, Forrest, Run!"

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pearcemusic - Posted - 02/25/2009:  14:40:29

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Originally posted by nechville

The interesting thing here is that if you have seen one Nechville, you have NOT seen them all. The wider range of setup parameters gives more potential for different sounding instruments. I suspect the one encountered by Slick Salmon had a little looser head, and perhaps less neck angle. My favorite setup is tall bridge, low action and tighter head.

Banjo Revolution REV IT UP!
nechville.com

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Yep ...
one thing FOR SURE ... a Nechville banjo will adjust 50 ways to midnite with the greatest of ease.

and I love the armrests !!!

The Pearce Family Bluegrass Band
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Guy - Posted - 02/25/2009:  16:08:52

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I have never heard anything but good comments about Huber, Steve has a great reputation for his banjos and his tone rings are often touted as being second to none. I know that Tom has been known to fit them in his banjos on occassion.

Recently I was at a festival and Greg Cahill was particularly taken by one of the Huber's my friend Dave Bresnen had for sale. So taken he was seriously considering buying it. I tried the same banjo and whilst I could see what the fuss was about, I wasn't taken by it. For whatever reason, my ears are drawn to the sound and range of tones offered by the Nechvilles. Greg tried my Nextar and was very complimentary about it but he definitely preferred the Huber. I don't know about you guys but educating Greg would be somewhat akin to 'teaching my grandmother to suck eggs'.

There patently isn't one answer to the vexed question of what constitutes a good banjo. I love the sound of my banjo, and I am confident that I could get whatever sound I wanted out of it and then some, also, Tom's necks are amazing.

I do like to try other banjos and I always keep an open mind, however, to date my explorations have only confirmed my conviction that the Nechville is the banjo for me.

Guy

You hum it son, I''ll play it!
salmagundi.me.uk

Johnny Ace - Posted - 02/26/2009:  07:34:56

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I've had my Venician geen Nextar for about a year and it has become my favorite banjo. I have it set up for a bluegrass sound and to my ear it rivals anything out there. I especially like the way it mics at live shows and the range of tones I get get from it. Plus the radiused fingerboard is so comfortable and playable that I just don't like playing on my other banjos with flat fingerboards any more. If the market wasn't so down I'd sell the others but I will wait to do that once everything comes back.
It has the old Kulesh ring in it. I know how difficult it is to translate tone into words but I am curious as to the difference in tone of the old ring and the Cylotronic Ball Bearing set up. Tom, do you think you could articulate the diffrence in sound or the range of tones available in both setups? If there is not that much of a differnce I am inclined to keep the old ring. But, if there was no difference you would not have invested the time and effort into redesigning the ring set up to the cyclotronic. Please explain. Thanks for such a great instrument.

pick1936 - Posted - 03/03/2009:  20:46:46

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I have been having a friendly talk, about whether Your bano's tail piece is radiused, or Curved to emulate the Radiused finger board, These guys are saying Your tail piece's are flat, Mine is for sure radiused.. and sounding better every day. And The width at the nut is 1,1/4 inch..


Nechville. In Higginsville.
pick the banjer boys & Girls.

Lee Kelso

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alprice - Posted - 03/04/2009:  07:14:48

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Originally posted by Brevabloke

Tom thanks for the info thats just what I was looking for! I shall have to track down someone over here who has one so I can have a pick..

Scott the Aussie in London

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Eagle Music now carries Nechvilles as well.

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Goldstarman - Posted - 03/05/2009:  17:54:31

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Ive owned about 3 nechvilles and in my opnion, which is based on 20+ years of playing and probably over 100 highend banjos from Gibson to Stelling, Huber, Stealths, nechvilles, etc they are the easiest playing banjos that I have ever touched. Now I really Like the Stealths and the way they play and the looks but because of the short scale it is a bit dark and tubby. At first my last Nechville had that sound but with a Nechville bridge and a tighter head I got a real nice Bluegrassy type of Sound much like a Gibson. They are a bit of expensive but I dont think you can beat them I really dont, Im trying to come up with enough money now for a neck and a pot...the neck will be a nechville for sure

Va Picker - Posted - 03/05/2009:  19:35:49

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Wish Nechville made cheaper banjos...sniff-sniff.

pick1936 - Posted - 03/06/2009:  11:16:59

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Hey Considering all that You get with a Nechville, They are very reasonably priced,, NO other banjo can do what a Nechville will do, I would not trade MIne for any other banjo. NECHVILLES ARE THE TOP... WOW.



Nechville. In Higginsville.
pickthe banjer son.

Lee Kelso

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Edited by - pick1936 on 03/23/2009 09:15:17

Brevabloke - Posted - 03/06/2009:  12:22:22

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Well Im drawn to the Saturn.....

Scott the Aussie in London

pick1936 - Posted - 03/08/2009:  05:57:03

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I really like the Cascade inlay, fabulous, If I ever order a custom Nechville, I will get a helimount in chrome,, with the Vintage Neck, Cascade inlay,, and Custom inlay on peghead, With the (Minimized Tone Ring) The skirts cut off of the bronze ring, Also a cocobolo wood ring, so I can swith back and forth, between the two,, and I would order Steel balls,, Ceramic,, and Delrin balls. boy I am a dreamer,, but if You don't dream a little, You will dry up, and fade away.. They are GREAT.. What a Banjo.



Nechville. In Higginsville.
pick the banjer son.

Lee Kelso

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banjo1930 - Posted - 03/08/2009:  15:33:17

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Wes Lassiter - Posted - 03/09/2009:  04:07:36

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Nice banjos but not for me. Your banjos just do not have the tone I like. They are well built though. I was a little disappointed that credit should be given to Stealth and Sammy for the tunnel design for the fifth string. Word is all isn't above grade when that subject is talked about. If that is true then credit should be given where credit is due. That is good business and gives you good Karma

Banjo Wes
All things excellent are difficult as they are rare.

Spinoza

Goldstarman - Posted - 03/09/2009:  06:28:10

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Actually the tunnel design for the fifth string was not something scott came up with for the Stealth banjo, it was around long before that.

Guy - Posted - 03/09/2009:  08:11:42

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The tunnelled 5th string was prevalent amongst English banjos during the early 1900s. I've seen and played lots of them. I don't think Stealth, Sammy or Tom would try to lay claim to that one.

Guy

You hum it son, I''ll play it!
salmagundi.me.uk

nechville - Posted - 03/09/2009:  13:21:58

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Hi Wes, Thanks for adding to the Nechville discussion, You being an artist, we share the same sentiment, "Our curiosity is always guiding us to discover new ideas and challenges." I'm don't expect everyone to be a buyer, but I do want people to understand our quest. The Nechville Helimount is not a banjo with a certain sound, it is a system for head tensioning that allows the player to choose among standard and custom options to reach the sound that he or she loves to hear. I don't recall having the opportunity to offer you a banjo made for your particular likes. Oh, and to reply to another contributor, Johnny Ace who asked, "I am curious as to the difference in tone of the old ring and the Cylotronic Ball Bearing set up"
I used a couple different tone rings early on before I settled on the current ones, The Kulesh rings were outstanding, If I were you, I'd leave it, and get another Nechville to experiment with, once you discover a formula to beat it, then you can either sell one of them or upgrade after you prove what's better for your tastes. Generally the Ball bearing "Cyclotronic" system makes for a little more more volume and depth. with easier head tensioning.

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jbanjoist - Posted - 03/09/2009:  16:29:37

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Tom I have Nechville number 400-328. Can you give me some particulars like year made and tone ring maker?

Would be great info to know.

Jbanjoist
I''m a NECHVILLIAN!

EDUMACATE YOSEF!

What do you WANT to believe?

God knows my every thought, my every fear, my every happiness, and my every hope,
and forgives me all my many shortcomings.
I''d be an utter fool to make fun of God.

Hello, hello, hello
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?
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nechville - Posted - 03/09/2009:  21:01:01

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that was made in or around april -2000, It came from my original garage shop before I moved to a bigger facility, and probably has a Nechville 10 hole ring, not much different from my current rings, although unless you upgraded, you still have the Teflon mounted sound chamber rather than the cyclotronic mounting, We can upgrade you for $165.00 if you want to try it.

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glsmi - Posted - 03/10/2009:  08:11:34

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I think there is something to be said for old wood but have always liked Nechvilles playability. I recently put a Flux Capacitor on my 1935 RB11 and voila the old sound I like with the playability of a Nechville. Didn't affect tone and actually has more volume. The ease of set up is a pleasure and the thing stays in tune.
Barry

pick1936 - Posted - 03/10/2009:  16:56:47

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Hi Tom, I don't think many builders have as many different models, as You have,, and nobody even comes close to all the different and fast adjustments as Yours, and so many tone rings, Bronze,, wood,, Minimized bronze. and choice of tone balls, Steel,, Delrin,, Cermaic.. No other banjo even comes close.. Keep building, and pickin,, and coming up with new designs and Ideas,, My Classic is for sure a keeper---THANKS AGAIN.


Nechville. In Higginsville.
pick the banjer son.

Lee Kelso

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jbanjoist - Posted - 03/10/2009:  17:59:15

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Thanks for the info Tom. She's a beaut. Highly figured maple, gold hardware, wreath inlay on an ebony fingerboard, Price tp.

I like her just like she is!

Still got to get the neck to you for that partial refret sometimes soon.

Jbanjoist
I''m a NECHVILLIAN!

EDUMACATE YOSEF!

What do you WANT to believe?

God knows my every thought, my every fear, my every happiness, and my every hope,
and forgives me all my many shortcomings.
I''d be an utter fool to make fun of God.

Hello, hello, hello
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?
Pink Floyd, Comfortably Numb.

pick1936 - Posted - 03/14/2009:  17:58:24

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Hey Hey, I get to take My Athenafied Classic Deluxe to Church again tomorow, Will be pickin with some new people, Can hardly wait, Praise The Lord. We did have a great day.. I would NOT trade My Nechville, unless it would be for another, They are GREAT.. i will be taking Her to the big Jam In K.C. Mo. tomorrow night, very very good jam. WOW.



Nechville. In Higginsville.
pick the banjer son.

Lee Kelso

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Edited by - pick1936 on 03/19/2009 09:45:15

Buzzman - Posted - 03/17/2009:  05:49:27

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I have a beautiful, mint condition Nechville for sale in the classifieds. Check out the listing.

banjohangout.org/classifieds/d...?cid=8930

Thanks,

Buzz

trapdoor2 - Posted - 03/17/2009:  07:55:03

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Since receiving my "Flux Capacitorized", Phantom-necked, Sullivan pot, "Mojo-Banjo" from Tom & Co., I have been having a lot of fun. Still, it didn't have "that sound" I was really looking for in a flathead. Also, I had this odd intermittent buzz in the 5th string that was bothersome.

So, I started looking for a couple of things: different heads and different bridges. The original head was one of those translucent things and I was sure it was a major part of the ‘trebly’ sound. No worries, I just needed to order something different. As I have been talking to Tom offline, I asked him about different head types, bridges, etc. I had wanted to try a plain frosted, a Renaissance and a Fiberskyn. Well, Tom had all three on hand and I received them Friday…along with two different “Enterprise” bridges to play with; hard to beat that kind of service!

Messing around with different banjo heads is always somewhat of a pain, of course. However, with the Flux Capacitor neck joint, getting the neck off of this pot was a real piece of cake…and not having a neck waving around made changing heads a much easier proposition. Yeah, yeah, I know, if I had a helimount it wouldn’t have taken me 2 hrs…

So, many thanks to Tom for being customer oriented! The Fiberskyn head did wonders for the sound (and I haven't tried the others yet), it now sounds like a flathead ought to!


===Marc

"If banjos needed tone rings, S.S. Stewart would have made them that way."

jbanjoist - Posted - 03/17/2009:  17:34:49

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I wondered in the past how the fiberskins sounded since Jim Mills old skin heads sound so good on his old banjos.

I mean, are they close in sound to real skin? Anyone?

Jbanjoist
I''m a NECHVILLIAN!

EDUMACATE YOSEF!

What do you WANT to believe?

God knows my every thought, my every fear, my every happiness, and my every hope,
and forgives me all my many shortcomings.
I''d be an utter fool to make fun of God.

Hello, hello, hello
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?
Pink Floyd, Comfortably Numb.

trapdoor2 - Posted - 03/18/2009:  08:37:24

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I dunno how close it might be to skin, but I will indeed be giving calfskin a try on this banjo. It'll be a while though, I'm having fun at the moment with the Fiberskyn.

I still gotta try the Ren and the regular frosted too. I played it in a local jam last night and ended up having to take off my picks...way too loud for a parlor jam! Sounded really good played clawhammer too...

===Marc

"If banjos needed tone rings, S.S. Stewart would have made them that way."

jbanjoist - Posted - 03/18/2009:  18:49:13

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I have the regular frosted on mine and like them a lot but it would be interesting to hear the fiberskin.

I have tried the ren and it didn't do much for me. But of course someone else might like it.

Jbanjoist
I''m a NECHVILLIAN!

EDUMACATE YOSEF!

What do you WANT to believe?

God knows my every thought, my every fear, my every happiness, and my every hope,
and forgives me all my many shortcomings.
I''d be an utter fool to make fun of God.

Hello, hello, hello
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?
Pink Floyd, Comfortably Numb.

Logan5 - Posted - 03/19/2009:  14:15:43

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Tom,

I just started playing this year. But I plan on buying a Geometric DLX as soon as I feel I am worthy.

I first became aware of Nechville watching David Cavage videos at musicmoose.org. An engineer once said that if the internal combustion engine were designed today it would have far fewer parts than the existing design which is based on the steam engine. Hence the Helimount system.



"Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water." - W. C. Fields

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Edited by - Logan5 on 03/20/2009 12:54:44

pick1936 - Posted - 03/20/2009:  12:01:12

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Hi Tom, You can't go wrong with a Nechville, They are great banjo's, I think They are The best new banjo;s being made today.. I bought a used one a year ago,, 2004 model, Classic Deluxe,, very very good banjo. Mine is a keeper for sure. Hope Ypu can get one.



Nechville. In Higginsville.
pick the banjer son.

Lee Kelso

Beardog - Posted - 03/20/2009:  16:02:05

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I have tried the ren and it didn't do much for me. But of course someone else might like it.

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I have a Ren. head on my Phantom, and with it cranked down real tight, I love it. I had a regular frosted head that I liked OK, too. I like the Ren. better on the walnut banjo.

Beardog

pick1936 - Posted - 03/20/2009:  16:11:34

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Hi Beardog, Mine sounds pretty darn good with the Renn. But I think I'll put on a remo, and try it, after all, it takes hardly any time to change heads on a Nechville,, I can change heads in way less time than it takes most people to change strings, and that include Cleaning, and putting on a little Nechville Grease, SO EASY.. WOW.



Nechville. In Higginsville
pick the banjer son.

Lee Kelso

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Edited by - pick1936 on 03/22/2009 05:57:25

jbanjoist - Posted - 03/20/2009:  16:59:42

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Originally posted by Beardog

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I have tried the ren and it didn't do much for me. But of course someone else might like it.

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I have a Ren. head on my Phantom, and with it cranked down real tight, I love it. I had a regular frosted head that I liked OK, too. I like the Ren. better on the walnut banjo.

Beardog

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That's why I said "someone else might like it".

Jbanjoist
I''m a NECHVILLIAN!

EDUMACATE YOSEF!

What do you WANT to believe?

God knows my every thought, my every fear, my every happiness, and my every hope,
and forgives me all my many shortcomings.
I''d be an utter fool to make fun of God.

Hello, hello, hello
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?
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pick1936 - Posted - 03/21/2009:  10:14:07

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Practicing on My Classic for church tomorrow, G tuning, Key of C JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE..



Nechville. In Higginsville.
pick the banjer son.

Lee Kelso