The banjo with 4 strings is commonly used in Dixieland music. The banjo with 6 strings provides more musical options that simply can't be recreated on a banjo with 4 strings.
a modern banjo has between 3 and 12 strings
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The instrument that has 5 strings is a banjo.
Most local guitar shops would sell banjo strings and will probably fit them as well. You can also purchase banjo strings on-line from companies like Strings Direct and Amazon.
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A banjo is a combination of a drum and a guitar. The original African and Middle Eastern instruments from which the banjo developed were simply drums with strings pulled across them. these strings were either plucked or played with a bow.
For an Irish Tenor Banjo the strings (From thickest to thinest) are tuned , G, D, A, E. However for a Jazz style banjo, it is more common to tune the strings to C, G, D, A. Depends which style you are playing.
Setting up a banjo ukulele is easy. All you have to do is string the banjo and tighten the strings in place.
A clawhammer banjo, is a form of playing a banjo, in which your hand is held like a claw and the strings are down picked.
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