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From jun3machina on 9/29/2016 8:46:05 PM

Curious if anyone has bTh and if they could chime in as to the pro's and cons of both, and which thy prefer??

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	tucsonsean says: 9/29/2016 9:21:16 PM I assume you mean the aluminum pot varieties (both made other models). I've played both, and I own a couple Gariepys. They're kinda similar, but I prefer the Gariepy's 5-piece neck--it's a little narrower and more of a v-profile. And I also prefer the Gariepy's sound; I think it's closer to wood-sounding than an OME.
	tucsonsean says: 9/29/2016 9:23:02 PM I meant "ODE." BTW, if you can find one, the Gariepy is a lot more affordable.
	jun3machina says: 9/29/2016 10:18:32 PM Yes, sorry I should have specified... aluminum pots. I appreciate the feedback. And am a fan of v-necks! I have an ODE cast aluminum pot and I love the sound. It's quite bell like. Very curious about gariepys
	tucsonsean says: 10/1/2016 12:06:04 PM Gariepy made a wide range of banjos in California in the '60s. The aluminum pot open back was very affordable even back then (@$120). Gariepy had bought a lot of stuff from the VanEps estate and so his designs mirrored much of VanEps. The story doesn't have a happy ending (you can Google it). Banjo Newsletter reproduced the Gariepy catalog a years ago, and you can still order that back issue from them.
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