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Originally Posted by cotten
You guys keep this up and I going to have to consider simmering down my poking fun at banjos and those that wield them!
Can someone describe for this non-banjoer the difference in tone between an open back and a resonator?
cotten
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That's a great question. Not sure the resonator changes the sound as much as focusing it forward and making the banjo heavier. The difference in sound comes more from what the rim is made of. In the Deering Boston 6 open back the rim is maple. On the standard resonating B6 the rim is metal. Thus the sound of the open back is more a folk mellow sound as opposed to a sharper clearer blue grass sound. I think most open back have wood rims but can have metal tone rings that move the sound to a clearer cleaner tone? Uptube bluegrass vs folk open back banjos. Blue grassers go for a much more penetrating sound, often use metal finger picks. Harvey is a great example of the opposite.
More blue grass sound:
https://youtu.be/o155aceP3ws
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