Removing Goodtime 2 Resonator

Owners of a Goodtime 2 banjo can easily change this banjo into an openback style Goodtime banjo. For those who would care to do this, we have written some very simple instructions that will achieve this effect. 

1. First remove the four phillips head screws on your flange to remove the resonator from the banjo.

2. You have a 2-piece flange that is held in place by the 16 j-bolts/hex nuts on your banjo.

3. Remove the hex nuts from one side of your banjo flange.

4. Remove that side of the flange.

5. Re-attach the hex nuts to the j-bolts and tighten the j-bolts down gently over the tension hoop again.

6. Now repeat these steps on the other side of the banjo.

7. Check the head tension to be sure that the banjo head is tight...be careful not to over-tighten them so that you do not break your banjo head.

8. You now have the openback version of the Goodtime banjo.