What effect does pot size have on banjolele tone?
Ever since I saw that Luna is about to offer banjoleles under their name, my UAS has grown along that axis as well. But I soon noticed that all the factory copies have 8 inch pots, with a few 6's here and there.
The banjo world seems to have settled in the neighborhood of 11(+/-1) inches, with variants ranging from 8 to 16 inches.
My current understanding of the relationship between string and head is in terms of energy transfer from the string (length x density = mass, tension) to head area (mass of air being displaced).
So short story long, why aren't there more tenor and baritone banjo ukes with 10+ inch pots? Does head size not noticeably affect tone? Or do the string lengths of ukes limit the head sizes they can drive?
Oh, and I'm not asking about the involvement of tone rings, which are a whole other beast...
Ever since I saw that Luna is about to offer banjoleles under their name, my UAS has grown along that axis as well. But I soon noticed that all the factory copies have 8 inch pots, with a few 6's here and there.
The banjo world seems to have settled in the neighborhood of 11(+/-1) inches, with variants ranging from 8 to 16 inches.
My current understanding of the relationship between string and head is in terms of energy transfer from the string (length x density = mass, tension) to head area (mass of air being displaced).
So short story long, why aren't there more tenor and baritone banjo ukes with 10+ inch pots? Does head size not noticeably affect tone? Or do the string lengths of ukes limit the head sizes they can drive?
Oh, and I'm not asking about the involvement of tone rings, which are a whole other beast...