It has a correct replaced bridge and saddle.
Motown attic reverb.
I am guessing that in the 60 s they just recorded the spring reverb that came straight from the amp but in the 70 s most records.
Gorgeous inlay and wonderful sounding instrument.
This is one of mike s early banjos and was made in lebanon ohio.
Will kurk and joe shadid take a trip to rax trax recording studios to explore the musical must haves of the beloved moto.
There is some touch up in that area.
They d put a speaker and a mic in the chosen space to get the sound of the send bouncing around.
I am carious to know how reverb was added to 60 s and 70 s recordings.
Another studio used the bathroom.
At elliot hall of music on purdue s campus they have a whole bunch of speakers erratically hanging in the space above the back of the stage that used to be for a reverb chamber.
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This is a very early custom made 12 mike ramsey open back banjo.
Motown records hitsville usa complex is rumored to have used a hole in the ceiling as a jerry rigged echo chamber.
What makes motown sound like motown.
Key to the sound of countless motown hits was the iconic reverb of hitsville s makeshift echo chamber located in the attic of the house.
Like abigail washburns banjo.
Very rare moon and star pattern.
Good player grade martin with some repairs.
The house they recorded in in motown had an attic room with sealed walls with a speaker at one end and a mic at the other.
In our attempt at recreating the motown sound we used the audio ease altiverb reverb plugin universal audio s digital emulation of the emt 140 and a fulltone tube tape echo.
Underneath the makers name plate the wood rim is st.
Other famous reverb chambers.
It also has a repaired side crack.
Motown used the attic.
The top has plenty of play we.
This wasn t a traditional reverb chamber it wasn t controlled from the board adjusted by positioning mics to pick up the desired amount of reverb.
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