The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #46306   Message #690566
Posted By: GUEST,Mark Ross, on the road
15-Apr-02 - 12:28 PM
Thread Name: What Banjo Do You Play?
Subject: RE: What Banjo Do You Play?
The ball bearings were, supposedly, to compensate for changes in the tension of the skin head. My '27 archtop has a brighter clearer sound, not quite as deep as the flathead.