Posted -: 20:56:02 No, you don't have one. That banjo has an aluminum rim which serves as the 'tone ring ' and rim.

What can you do to improve a cheap banjo? And you can usually get something approaching decent tone out of a banjo if it has some sort of metal tone ring.

It would not be possible to install a tone ring in it. When you reach the point where you want a banjo with 'more', you will want one with a mastertone type ring and there are many to choose from with a wide price range. You can keep your Epiphone for a knock-a-round banjo then and get something more suited to your abilities and taste. Learn on this one and then move on. Posted -: 09:43:24 Any thing is possible but it becomes a question of is it worth doing and is it worth wasting money on. C Programming Book By Balaguruswamy. I modified an aluminum banjo.

I cut it in half, pressed a wood layer on top then added tonering. I only cost me $30 of wood plus a tonering. I like to try ideas and have tools so it was easy to do. The Cranberries Album Torrent there. If you have no tools then sometimes paying someone is not worth it.

I do banjo modifications, custom builds and repairs but I am in Australia so I am no help for US pickers. Save about $500 when your ready and look at cheap banjos with wood rims and tonerings.

Recording king songster, goldtone cripple creek, oakridge, some of the cheaper brands but still cool and can be modified in the future. I suggest something with a good neck so in the future you can build around it. Most people do not have $3000+ to buy the banjo they want so spending $800 is ok to them.