Re: “Banjo killer”? Wishful thinking?
Well, I'll stack my (seldom played these days) '30's National Triolian up against most banjos, but its harsh bark kinda takes away from what I like about the sound of mandolin-family instruments. The quest for volume can result in under-emphasizing the sweetness, the "wood" qualities, and the subtlety of (unamplified) mandolin playing.
Allen Hopkins
Gibsn: '54 F5 3pt F2 A-N Custm K1 m'cello
Natl Triolian Dobro mando
Victoria b-back Merrill alumnm b-back
H-O mandolinetto
Stradolin Vega banjolin
Sobell'dola Washburn b-back'dola
Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello
Flatiron 3K OM
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