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Neck Reinforcement Answer
I picked up a Bakelite Silvertone a few months ago and wondered how a 50 year old banjo with no apparent truss rod still had a straight neck. It appears that someone replaced the 5th string... Read More |
tightening neck to pot on a Res-O-Tone LN
Great setup, nice tone. Neck needs to be tightened to the pot so the tuning isn't wavering when i hold the neck in playing position. How is this done? TIA.
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Price for a Bakelite Banjo
Anyone have an idea what a Harmony/Resotone/Sears long neck would be worth?
I have always wanted a long neck because Pete Seegar and Dave Guard played one. I found one and negotiating an offer and... Read More |
String Change to Mediums
Changed my Reso-Tone Resonator Banjo strings to mediums. Have always used lights before. Definitively like the .010 1st & 5th better than .009! My old fingertips have lost some toughness. Noticed... Read More |
Phenolic Resin Resonator
I've had a Harmony Reso-Tone Long Neck open back, with the infamous flaking chrome plating. I always believed the pot was made of bakelite (like clarinets and 1940's telephones.)
I... Read More |
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Resotone care and feeding |
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Vintage Harmony + |
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One More Dollar |
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Blog Entry: Wake up call |
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Friction tuner like the one pictured |
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Harmony Reso-Tone dowel stick & resonator bracket |
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