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Originally Posted by darylcrisp
I owned a Reiter Galax with WL. Loved the tone, did not care for the weight. That's just personal of course. I have a cutoff limit at 6lbs, and prefer in the 5's.
Owned a regent in the past also, the maple offers up a different tone for sure.
Check out the tune October on youtube, cannot remember his name, there's a Reiter Special, brass ring.
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I just ordered the Bart Reiter Galax with Whyte Laydie tone-ring that just came in to Elderly Instruments. I had a 10% off code that could have been applied to any brand but I chose the Reiter for perceived tonal and craftsmanship value even though I've haven't actually touched a Bart Reiter product--must be the Stewart-MacDonald Five Star components that somehow assured me of its worthiness.
Yeah, I can dig your weight concerns as my Pisgah Tubaphone, I estimate, weighs-in at about 8 lbs. The Bart Reiter Galax will likely be about the same weight but both banjos are a heck of a lot lighter than my Deering Sierra 11 lb. boat anchor! Thanks Daryl for your feedback on the Cedar Mountain Brainjo model as I just might consider one of those too!