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Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 18:47:04 EDT

i love the look of the MGB-1 but really i am looking for ANY manufacturer
that you carry that offers an archtop tonering in one of their banjos. Could
you help me with that at all?

Ralph

Greetings Ralph,

Archtop banjos are a rare breed. A very specialized banjo that fits well within a Stanley-Style Bluegrass setting.

I've checked with Deering, and they do offer the archtop for an additional 100.00 for any model they make other than the Goodtime series or the Boston....We just recently sold two used Alvarez-type Archtops...both had a very trebly, higher pitched sound due to the smaller circumference of the banjo head being isolated by the Archtop tone ring.

Wish you the best in your research efforts.

Mickey

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