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I yoosta think the 10 holers were worthless till I finally broke out of the "playing keyed Chromatics" prison. Now I thinque it's a pretty cool little axe.
"A banjo you spend half of the time tuning and the other half playing out of tune."Tom
Simple? I don't agree with that. reeds, valves, mouthpieces..... a banjo - open back - now that's potentially simple.doug tanner
Quote from: Grizzly on January 08, 2025, 02:56:08 PM"A banjo you spend half of the time tuning and the other half playing out of tune."TomExplanation: Unlike other stringed instruments, banjos have a top (a drumhead) that flexes under the bridge when a string is tuned higher (more tension) or lower (less). With four strings to tune (the fifth being a drone), getting all the pitches accurate is a bit of a crapshoot. Tom
Quote from: Grizzly on January 08, 2025, 07:15:38 PMQuote from: Grizzly on January 08, 2025, 02:56:08 PM"A banjo you spend half of the time tuning and the other half playing out of tune."TomExplanation: Unlike other stringed instruments, banjos have a top (a drumhead) that flexes under the bridge when a string is tuned higher (more tension) or lower (less). With four strings to tune (the fifth being a drone), getting all the pitches accurate is a bit of a crapshoot. TomCorrection: The fifth string does have frets under it, and has its own tuner.T
Yeah, I could never even get interested in those four stringed tenor banjos. (or whatever you call them)