Open Back Banjo Tone Ring

The tubaphone represents the loudest of the tone rings commonly found in open back banjos used for old time and clawhammer playing styles.

Open back banjo tone ring.

For years most modern open back banjo makers based their designs on one of these two instruments. It s an excellent replacement tonering for open back banjos. Get the guaranteed best price on banjos like the recording king dirty 30s open back tone ring banjo at musician s friend. Old time open back banjos can come either with or without a tone ring.

They are great for old time string band music and work well for solo banjo players as well. Both of these have fairly heavy tone rings making them the loudest open back models with the most projection. The recording king dirty 30s open back tone ring banjo packs excellent playability and historic vibe into a retro infused package. It is machine fitted to the wood rim and also incorporates an inner steel ring which adds to its performance.

Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. The white laydie tone ring is based upon the fairbanks vega design which is made for old time banjo tone and styles. The sound of the tubaphone is a warm round sound with a sweet golden metallic ping in the tone. The dirty thirties deluxe open back banjo brings together the old time sound of an open back banjo with the added projection and treble clarity of a traditional rolled brass tone ring.

A banjo rim with a scalloped secondary tune ring for a whyte lady. This tone ring consists of a round steel hoop held in place by a supn brass sleeve above a solid scalloped brass ring. A properly adjusted granadillo tone ring. A tone ring is a round piece or pieces of usually metal usually brass that is found between the body rim and the head and really defines a banjo s personality as it relates to its tone volume and voice.