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NECHVILLE HELI-MOUNT BANJO FRAME
(in the words of the Nechville Advertisement)
Nechville Musical Products' revolutionary one-piece cast metal Heli-Mount
banjo frame replaces over seventy miscellaneous pieces of hardware used
in the construction of conventional hook-and-nut style banjos. Tightening or loosening
the Heli-Mount banjo head is accomplished by the simple turning of a threaded tensioning
ring, which fits inside the Heli-Mount frame, rotating when one twists two Heli-Mount
tensioning wrenches. Similar in operation to a jar lid, the Heli-Mount system produces
perfectly even tension throughout the banjo head - in a matter of moments rather than
in an all-day project! The patented Heli-Mount frame is also the primary structural
component for the Heli-Mount banjo, eliminating the need for coordinator rods
within the banjo's resonating chamber. String action is easily adjusted by a simple loosening
at the base of the banjo neck by the use of an Allen wrench. The Heli-Mount neck has
been designed to make a solid connection with the Heli-Mount frame, and loosening the
neck enables it to slide up or down along the radius of the frame - thereby raising or lowering
string action. When the proper action is achieved, the neck is simply tightened
back into position with the Allen wrench.
The resulting Heli-Mount banjo tone is full, balanced, and musical,
due to the absence of vibrations caused by loose metallic parts and coordinator rods
interfering with the inherent clarity of the banjo's tone ring. The bell brass Nechville
Heli-Mount tone ring is "freely suspended" within the Heli-Mount banjo's acoustic chamber,
resulting in unparalleled purity of banjo sound and projection.
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