"Hi Greg and Uncle john, sorry for giving folks a bum steer earlier, I did not notice that mistake. However, it might be worth a try as it's C tuning or dropped C tuning.
Even better bearing in mind that you may want that old-time sound of early…"
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"Taffy is a real luthier and he is correct except the tuning is most often gDgbd - no C as he stated- probably a typo on his part. I have two home made banjos and I used guitar strings. Works okay. I used a small E for the…"
"Hi Greg, the tuning for the 5 string banjo is G C G B D, your digital tuner will indicate the correct frequency. The 5 string is tuned to the 1st string fretted at the 5th fret. The "old sound" would depend on the type of banjo and the…"
Uncle Enos CBG Banjo Build
Now I finished the build, read thru the string info, now it’s head scratching time.3 E strings? I think the 5th is tuned an octave higher than 1st, so is the 3rd E just a heavier string?I did purchase a set of strings from Pisgall for old banjo sound.A frequency for the string would help me out, just learning the tuning thing…See More
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Uncle Enos CBG Banjo Build
Posted on November 29, 2021 at 1:24pm 3 Comments 1 Like
Now I finished the build, read thru the string info, now it’s head scratching time.
3 E strings? I think the 5th is tuned an octave higher than 1st, so is the 3rd E just a heavier string?
I did purchase a set of strings from Pisgall for old banjo sound.
A frequency for the string would help me out, just learning the tuning thing…
3 E strings? I think the 5th is tuned an octave higher than 1st, so is the 3rd E just a heavier string?
I did purchase a set of strings from Pisgall for old banjo sound.
A frequency for the string would help me out, just learning the tuning thing…
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