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Old 08-26-2017, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by roylor4 View Post
My wife had one for about 1 & 1/2 years. She never bonded with it (don't know why, by far the most expensive banjo she has ever owned) and while it seemed to be a high quality build, I was never a big fan of the tone. She took a beating on it when she sold it.

If she had to do it all over again she say she would have gone with a Reiter or Enoch.

Just my .02
I agree! I'd definitely go with a new Bart Reiter Regent (Whyte Laydie Tone Ring) over a new Eastman EBJ-WL1 Whyte Laydie. Typical street-pricing is $1495 Bart Reiter Regent plus $130 HSC = $1625 vs. $1395 Eastman EBJ-WL1 which includes HSC.
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