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Tone Ring Comments
Hi, how are you doing. I bought a JLS#12 tone ring from you a while
back, and I put it on a 24 block rim made out of 350 year old growth
maple (not submerged) and its a CANNON. I love your tone ring evaluation
letter. I'm always trying to learn as much as I can about the banjo, not
only playing it. I check your web site frequently and looking forward to
seeing more letters. Thanks for the info and have a nice day, Ron....
Hi Janet!
Just a note to let you know that the JLS tone ring worked out great and I love the change that it made in the sound of my Fender plectrum banjo. The sound is great. Since I'm a woodturner,it only took me a short time on the wood lathe to fit up the tone ring to the rim.
Thanks for your help!!
Charles H
Janet, I want to tell you that the JLS #4 tone ring I purchased from you turned my
good banjo into an incredible instrument. I was hoping for a noticeable
improvement and got more than what I expected. I am extremely pleased with
the quality of tone and the power it delivers. Allen
Just a line to say thanks , Janet, for the my order that was processed very
promptly, and to say the Kulesh tonering I received was everything you said
it was. I never heard such clear upper neck notes before. and the bass is
just as good. The volume is so much better than before. Thanks again, I
enjoy picking so much more now. Brent K
Fitting the tonering was a breeze and it sounds really rich
and sweet with just a hint of a bark...
...and I've got the whole weekend to get it played in...
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After a weekend's playing you can add to my previous
comments...
"...its got good volume and it really projects."
It's fitted to a bit of a hybrid - a d.i.y."tonebell" rim (thanks to
Bill
Palmer), with a 5-star head and a Gibson Epiphone neck.
Andy
You are very welcome to use my comments on your web page.
And It would be my pleasure to have you use some of my JLS comments. I
would like the world to know more about them.
You might be interested to know that I just finished a banjo and
delivered it to the customer. He is a major festival promoter and has
produced some records.
I used the JLS 4 and for the first time used a new Remo head with it.,
which I hate. The banjo is a maple version of a 4 except it has my
brand.
I still cant believe the sound. It had that dry hollow JD sound and
incredible power. This was the guy who likes archtops. So I adjusted the
head more than medium tight but still not Doug Dillard tight. If the
thing was looser there is no telling what he might get from that banjo.
I talked to him this week and he is very happy. He realized he has a
prize there and his Earl Scruggs with a Huber can't compare.
You asked about Tennessee 20 tone rings, I think I had the first one in
Japan on a new made banjo. Bill Sullivan had just received them and he
offered to send me one on approval.
I used them for a few years until I discovered the JLS. I still use them
when someone asks or really has a thing for the bass response. They were
a tone ring that really helped establish myself over here. And I feel
very safe using them, a guaranteed good banjo. Set up is very critical
and no forgiving if you get the tonering fit wrong or the rim rods with
tension. But get it right and oh boy.
All for now.
Best wishes to you.
Scott
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