Intrigued by the sound of another recently restored example, I attempted to bring a sadly abused, bottom-of-the-line, Hoseus-equipped banjo up to playable condition. Reminders, lessons learned, and the joy of (albeit crude) handiwork made it well- worth the purchase price. The actual sound and physics of the Hoseus contraption remain hidden in the complex interaction of the various parts, as demonstrated by the accompanying sound samples
...in which a simple question turned into a great adventure and even got answered. (Of course, you m...
Measurements of vibrational response of an American 5-string banjo and of the sounds of played notes...
Sound measurements with just a few banjo bridges of matching weights and designs but different wood ...
Musical taste and authenticity aside, owners of 100+ year-old banjos are admonished not to use steel...
Readily available items serve as alternatives for taming the sound of the modern, mylar, steel strin...
C. E. Dobson designed, patented in 1888, produced, and marketed a banjo, the Great Echo, whose uniqu...
A novel bridge and tailpiece design allows direct comparison of the sound of zero break angle with s...
The internal resonator banjo, patented and first sold by Fred Bacon around 1906, remains something o...
A second mylar head is easily fashioned into a horizontal annular flange, inspired by the Bacon and ...
The banjo’s floating bridge, string break angle, and flexible drumhead all contribute to substantial...
A simple experiment quantifies the difference between the sound production of a banjo with and witho...
An internal resonator is fitted to the inside of a resonator banjo. From the perspective of simple a...
Basic physics offers some clues about why a given banjo bridge’s sound depends strongly on its tinie...
The geometry of a floating bridge on a drumhead soundboard produces string stretching that is first...
(If I were a Lab with a Research Group, this would be an Internal Report, just to remind me what I d...
...in which a simple question turned into a great adventure and even got answered. (Of course, you m...
Measurements of vibrational response of an American 5-string banjo and of the sounds of played notes...
Sound measurements with just a few banjo bridges of matching weights and designs but different wood ...
Musical taste and authenticity aside, owners of 100+ year-old banjos are admonished not to use steel...
Readily available items serve as alternatives for taming the sound of the modern, mylar, steel strin...
C. E. Dobson designed, patented in 1888, produced, and marketed a banjo, the Great Echo, whose uniqu...
A novel bridge and tailpiece design allows direct comparison of the sound of zero break angle with s...
The internal resonator banjo, patented and first sold by Fred Bacon around 1906, remains something o...
A second mylar head is easily fashioned into a horizontal annular flange, inspired by the Bacon and ...
The banjo’s floating bridge, string break angle, and flexible drumhead all contribute to substantial...
A simple experiment quantifies the difference between the sound production of a banjo with and witho...
An internal resonator is fitted to the inside of a resonator banjo. From the perspective of simple a...
Basic physics offers some clues about why a given banjo bridge’s sound depends strongly on its tinie...
The geometry of a floating bridge on a drumhead soundboard produces string stretching that is first...
(If I were a Lab with a Research Group, this would be an Internal Report, just to remind me what I d...
...in which a simple question turned into a great adventure and even got answered. (Of course, you m...
Measurements of vibrational response of an American 5-string banjo and of the sounds of played notes...
Sound measurements with just a few banjo bridges of matching weights and designs but different wood ...