9 flatheads Testing apparatus Lancaster: headstock
9 of the 14 pre wars
used in testing
Jim Rae's banjo
vibrational device
3 gold pre war rings
used in the testing
Flathead testers Flathead testers Huber HR-30 tone ring
Crew at the Flathead
Testing Grounds
Banjo disassembly
during testing
Huber-Rae 1930s
reproduction tone ring


photos by Dan Loftin