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String et al suggestions

Hello again

I have just acquired a Goldtone MM150 open back banjo which has a white lady tone ring. It's currently set up with steel strings but I'm taking it to Andy Banjo to check it over, fit nylon strings & my Joel Hooks tailpiece.

Does anyone have any thoughts on strings? What about the head, currently Fybreskin no. 3?

Your thoughts would be welcome.

Thanks

Eric

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Permalink Reply by thereallyniceman on June 26, 2016 at 6:20

Hey Joel, thanks for the tips... I wondered how you got your distinctive sound.

;-)

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Permalink Reply by Steve Harrison on June 26, 2016 at 7:54

Hi Marc, I studied electronics at technical college in the 1960s and I remember what one of our lecturers told us when disusing the merits of various HiFi and audio systems. He said that the most important piece of kit in any HiFi set up are the two things on either side of your head. There are also a myriad of environmental conditions that also affect sound quality and I'm sure that all those considerations apply as equally to musical instruments as they do to HiFi systems...Steve.

Trapdoor2 said:

Yup, everyone likes something different. Experiment!

I consider the Renaissance head a poor choice and the Fiberskyn to be just fine. My #1 preference will always be a good Calfskin (not too thin). I also don't like very thin strings. The Nylgut standard 'classic' set with the CE wound 4th is excellent. I do not like the Nylguts with the solid 4th.

CE Gut strings have been uniformly excellent...last a long time for me.