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* Recordings: M-Audio microphone and Fostex MR16 recording studio.
** Dalbergia stevensonii. See Grenadilla Policy. |
- 12" outer diameter
- 3.0" depth
- 0.7" wall thickness
- Soft maple rim
- Grenadilla tone ring**
My Judgement:
Moderate power. Balanced and very sweet.
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Arkansas Traveles*
Flop Eared Mule*
 
 
 
 
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* Recordings: M-Audio microphone and Fostex MR16 recording studio.
** Platymiscium yucatans. See Grenadilla Policy. |
- 11" outer diameter
- 2.7" depth
- 0.6" wall thickness
- Soft maple rim
- Grenadilla tone ring**
My Judgement:
Responsive. Overall bright, Good mid tones. Lots of sustain.
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Arkansas Traveles*
Flop Eared Mule*
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* Recordings: M-Audio microphone and Fostex MR16 recording studio.
** Platymiscium yucatans. See Grenadilla Policy. |
- 11" outer diameter
- 2.9" depth
- 0.75" wall thickness
- Soft maple rim
- Grenadilla tone ring**
My Judgement:
Good balance. Overall medium bright. Brightens after 7th fret. More brightness sustain would bring it closer to typical bluegrass tone.
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Cripple Creek*
Fireball Mail*
Home Sweet Home*
Katy Hill*
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* Recordings: M-Audio microphone and Fostex MR16 recording studio.
** African blackwod (Dalbergia melanoxylon). See Grenadilla Policy. |
- 12" outer diameter
- 2.99" depth
- 0.66" wall thickness
- TImeless Timber maple rim
- Grenadilla tone ring**
My Judgement:
Warm overall. Brightens as you go up the neck. Moderate sustain. Almost perfect. A little more punch down the neck would be nice.
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Arkansas Traveles*
Flop Eared Mule*
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* Recordings: M-Audio microphone and Fostex MR16 recording studio. |
- 12" outer diameter
- 3.0" depth
- 0.6" wall thickness
- Maple rim
- Cocobolo tone ring
- Partial internal resonator
My Judgement:
Throaty and deeply resonant. Very pleasing timblre. Nicely balanced.
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Arkansas Traveler *
Flop Eared Mule *
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* Recordings: M-Audio microphone and Fostex MR16 recording studio. |
- 11" outer diameter
- 3.0" depth
- 0.75" wall thickness
- Maple rim
- Cocobolo tone ring
- Partial internal resonator
My Judgement:
Responsive. Bright, but slightly throaty. Balanced. Excellent treble up the neck. This is a superior rim.
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Arkansas Traveler *
Flop Eared Mule *
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* Recordings: M-Audio microphone and Fostex MR16 recording studio.
** Dalbergia stevensonii. See Grenadilla Policy. |
- 12" outer diameter
- 2.8" depth
- 0.7" wall thickness
- Maple rim
- Grenadilla tone ring**
My Judgement:
Great bsss in double C tuning. Fun to play. Reminiscent of minstrel tone, but not quite that deep. Plunky and resonant.
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Arkansas Traveler *
Flop Eared Mule *
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* Recordings: M-Audio microphone and Fostex MR16 recording studio. |
- 11" outer diameter
- 2.7" depth
- 0.75" wall thickness
- Maple rim
- Cocobolo tone ring
My Judgement:
Bright treble notes. A little lacking in the midtones. Good note separation. Not perfect, but still a good rim.
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Arkansas Traveler *
Flop Eared Mule *
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* Recordings: M-Audio microphone and Fostex MR16 recording studio.
** African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon). See Grenadilla Policy. |
- 11" outer diameter
- 2.67" depth
- 0.6" wall thickness
- Soft maple rim
- Grenadilla tone ring**
My Judgement:
Bright yet with sweetness. Great sustain, great balance and power Wonderful clawhammer banjo with three finger-style potential. Sweet!
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Arkansas Traveler *
Flop Eared Mule *
Three-finger medly *
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* Recordings for the rim above were made with a Korg digital recorder. The recording exhibits more treble than the real sound. The reverb is the room's natural echo.
** Platymiscium yucatans. See Grenadilla Policy. |
- 11" outer diameter
- 2.8" depth
- 0.56" wall thickness
- Timeless Timber birch rim
- Grenadilla tone ring**
My Judgement:
Responsive with a rich, full voice. The bass does not quite match the presence of the mid and upper tones. A different setup (bridge, etc.) might solve this. Great rim!
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Arkansas Traveler *
Flop Eared Mule *
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- 11" outer diameter
- 2.7" depth
- 0.75" wall thickness
- Cooperman three-ply rim
- African Blackwood tone ring
My Judgement:
Perfect sustain, excellent balance, moderate power. Good round peak rim.
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Arkansas Traveler
Flop Eared Mule
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- 11" outer diameter
- 2.7" depth
- 0.75" wall thickness
- Birch block rim
- Blackwood/Brass tone ring
My Judgement:
Like rolled brass but warmer. Bright, loud. More sustain than ideal..
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Arkansas Traveler
Flop Eared Mule
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- 11" outer diameter
- 2.7" depth
- 045" wall thickness
- Curly Maple rim
- Padauk tone ring
My Judgement:
Acceptable tone, but a little anemic. Perhaps lack of mass is the cause.
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Arkansas Traveler
Flop Eared Mule
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- 11" outer diameter
- 5/8" wall thickness
- Walnut rim
- Cocobolo tone ring
- Herringbone Purfling
- Cocobolo bottom edge
My Judgement:
Spectacular warmth and presence.
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Soldiers Joy
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- 11" outer diameter
- 3" depth
- 0.71" wall thickness
- Timeless Timber Birch
- Padauk tone ring
My Judgement:
Good all-around response. A little lacking in power. Walls to thick?
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Arkansas Traveler
Flop Eared Mule
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- 11" outer diameter
- 2.75" depth
- 0.6" wall thickness
- Timeless Timber Maple
- Black and white purfling
- Ebony tone ring
My Judgement:
Bright and responsive. It'll be a good, dependable rim.
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Run Johnny Run
Johnson Boys
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- 11" outer diameter
- 2.75" depth. .625" thick
- Timeless Timber Maple
- African Blackwood tone ring
My Judgement:
A joy to play.
Clawhammer: All the cutting power you'd ever want without the harshness of a metal tonering.
Three Finger: Nice, but no substitutre for bronze. Treble notes are more credible than bass notes.
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Clawhammer
Arkansas Traveler
Flop Eared Mule
Three-finger
Fireball Mail
Home Sweet Home
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