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  Matt D September 18, 2012 at 11:48pm

  Awesome banjo! Where do you get your fifth string tuners?
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  Bear July 18, 2010 at 11:58am

  Thanks! They're all acoustic. They sound nice for "living room" playing.
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  Glenn Reither July 18, 2010 at 11:54am

  Tracks sound sweet! Do you put a piezo in these or are these acoustic recordings?
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  Bear July 18, 2010 at 11:10am

  Oh, yes, and the neck scalloping is fairly traditional for clawhammer banjos, as many players do play at that spot on the neck. One advantage is limiting the numer of frets you have to install!
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  Bear July 18, 2010 at 11:07am

  Glenn -- The sound my banjos is quieter but sweeter than a skin head banjo. I've recorded a bunch of songs with my cigar box banjos which play automatically on my page. Give a listen!
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  Glenn Reither July 18, 2010 at 2:09am

  And how does the sound compare to a trad banjo with the usual skin? Does it have that plunky twang?
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  Glenn Reither July 18, 2010 at 2:08am

  That's a good box, nice and deep. Your way of offsetting the neck, scalloping that far back, is that so you can strum further up the neck?