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Old 07-19-2020, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Hicks View Post
I bought a Rickard last year - as I understand it, it's got the 10:1s on it. They work well - easy to tune and change strings, and pretty stable. The finish looks great. (Can't directly compare to the older ones, though.)

D.H.
Thanks, Dave! The 4:1 tuners on my 2018 Rickard are identical looking to the new Cyclone 10:1 tuners. All my banjos have 4:1 ratio tuners and although the 4:1 ratio has been the long-time standard Planetary ratio, it just seems like the new Rickard Cyclone 10:1 tuners are a dream come true for banjoists. Looks like I'll be getting a set from Rickard.
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