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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9439260, member: 8267&quot;]As a former banjo player, I have some familiarity with the instruments. They are made in various configurations. Some (most bluegrass banjos) include a resonator - the circular wooden back seen on journey&#039;s. A resonator, along with steel strings, synthetic heads and finger picks, amplifies the sound (as if you want the damn things to be even louder). Others are an older style of &quot;open back&quot; banjos, made without a resonator. Open back banjos are closer to the historical origins of banjos, which featured hide heads and gut strings, producing a quieter, less harsh sound. </p><p><br /></p><p>From descriptions online, I believe the Bacon &quot;Folk Model&quot; was designed as the older style of open back - hence &quot;folk&quot; model - and it did not originally include a resonator. In the case of the one journey has found, someone decided they wanted a resonator on it. Some tinkering may have been required to attach it. In the process they made the rather rough cut on the edge to accommodate the neck, and didn&#039;t get it oriented quite symmetrically.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t see what you are seeing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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