Edgeguy
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What are the sound differences between an open back vs. closed back vs resonator back banjo uke?
... My old "John Grey & Sons" banjolele has a metal back which rings like a bell if it's struck without any damping, so if the instrument is held loosely, that is on a strap rather than clamped to the player's body, the tone can be really quite piercing. A few screws, the resonator comes off and it's a quiet little plunkety-plunkety banjo ... two totally different effects from the same instrument.sound differences between an open back vs. closed back vs resonator back banjo uke?
Oh - one more I would like to try is a Southern Cross. What I see in the marketplace look really nice, and the build quality and attention to detail looks great.