String recommendation - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-28T22:32:22Zhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/string-recommendation?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A164471&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks for sharing Tom, I'm g…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2017-08-24:2477478:Comment:1646492017-08-24T15:02:11.573ZChris Prietohttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/caprieto
Thanks for sharing Tom, I'm gonna give this a go :)
Thanks for sharing Tom, I'm gonna give this a go :) Sorry, wrong link. This one i…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2017-08-23:2477478:Comment:1646482017-08-23T10:00:53.725ZTom Berghanhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TomBerghan
Sorry, wrong link. This one is correct <a href="https://www.stringsbymail.com/classical-guitar-strings-1/daddario-41/specialty-singles-114/silverplated-wound-340/" target="_blank">https://www.stringsbymail.com/classical-guitar-strings-1/daddario-41/specialty-singles-114/silverplated-wound-340/</a>
Sorry, wrong link. This one is correct <a href="https://www.stringsbymail.com/classical-guitar-strings-1/daddario-41/specialty-singles-114/silverplated-wound-340/" target="_blank">https://www.stringsbymail.com/classical-guitar-strings-1/daddario-41/specialty-singles-114/silverplated-wound-340/</a> Here is a source for wound st…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2017-08-23:2477478:Comment:1647412017-08-23T09:45:39.898ZTom Berghanhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TomBerghan
Here is a source for wound strings, floss wound with copper wire plated with nickel-silver: <a href="https://www.stringsbymail.com/classical-guitar-strings-1/daddario-41/specialty-singles-114/silverplated-wound-340/" target="_blank">https://www.stringsbymail.com/classical-guitar-strings-1/daddario-41/specialty-singles-114/silverplated-wound-340/</a>
Here is a source for wound strings, floss wound with copper wire plated with nickel-silver: <a href="https://www.stringsbymail.com/classical-guitar-strings-1/daddario-41/specialty-singles-114/silverplated-wound-340/" target="_blank">https://www.stringsbymail.com/classical-guitar-strings-1/daddario-41/specialty-singles-114/silverplated-wound-340/</a> Real gut strings always sound…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2017-08-23:2477478:Comment:1644812017-08-23T07:18:24.101ZTom Berghanhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TomBerghan
Real gut strings always sound best! No question. As for the fourth string tuned to G or A, then just use floss wound with nickel plated copper wire (like classical guitar). Try a 0.028" D'Addario single. These historically appropriate for early banjo.
Real gut strings always sound best! No question. As for the fourth string tuned to G or A, then just use floss wound with nickel plated copper wire (like classical guitar). Try a 0.028" D'Addario single. These historically appropriate for early banjo. mmmm, honestly as finicky as…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2017-08-22:2477478:Comment:1644712017-08-22T05:56:01.090ZChris Prietohttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/caprieto
<p>mmmm, honestly as finicky as the gut strings are I cannot put my rig with the guts down. Last time i played the nylguts I was taken aback at how harsh they sound. They have also been beat mercilessly for a few years now so they might just be needing to be replaced. But the guts have this warmth to them that is just not present with the nylguts. <br></br><br></br>When I was fussing with all the bass string replacements I had a fluorocarbon string that was second best to the gut bass. Is this similar…</p>
<p>mmmm, honestly as finicky as the gut strings are I cannot put my rig with the guts down. Last time i played the nylguts I was taken aback at how harsh they sound. They have also been beat mercilessly for a few years now so they might just be needing to be replaced. But the guts have this warmth to them that is just not present with the nylguts. <br/><br/>When I was fussing with all the bass string replacements I had a fluorocarbon string that was second best to the gut bass. Is this similar to fluorocarbon?</p> These will feel a wee little…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2017-08-21:2477478:Comment:1647382017-08-21T15:51:34.577ZTom Berghanhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TomBerghan
These will feel a wee little bit stiffer and be a little louder. Stay in tune really well too! The wound string is a floss core by the way like a classical guitar string<br></br>
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<cite>Sonny Bryan said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/string-recommendation?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A164640&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2477478Comment164640"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">That's about the scale of my Moschella. I am using the standard set of Aquilla…</div>
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These will feel a wee little bit stiffer and be a little louder. Stay in tune really well too! The wound string is a floss core by the way like a classical guitar string<br/>
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<cite>Sonny Bryan said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/string-recommendation?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A164640&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2477478Comment164640"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">That's about the scale of my Moschella. I am using the standard set of Aquilla minstrel nylgut now. I haven't bought any in a while. I may give these a try. Thanks, Tom</div>
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</blockquote> That's about the scale of my…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2017-08-21:2477478:Comment:1646402017-08-21T15:24:31.392ZSonny Bryanhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/SonnyBryan
That's about the scale of my Moschella. I am using the standard set of Aquilla minstrel nylgut now. I haven't bought any in a while. I may give these a try. Thanks, Tom
That's about the scale of my Moschella. I am using the standard set of Aquilla minstrel nylgut now. I haven't bought any in a while. I may give these a try. Thanks, Tom For a 26 and 3/8th inch scale…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2017-08-21:2477478:Comment:1644702017-08-21T14:38:09.441ZTom Berghanhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TomBerghan
For a 26 and 3/8th inch scale pitched dGDF#A at 440 Hertz I use<br />
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0.022"<br />
0.026"<br />
0.038"<br />
0.028" Wound<br />
0.022"
For a 26 and 3/8th inch scale pitched dGDF#A at 440 Hertz I use<br />
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0.022"<br />
0.026"<br />
0.038"<br />
0.028" Wound<br />
0.022" Sonny, it depends on the scal…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2017-08-21:2477478:Comment:1643352017-08-21T14:29:06.184ZTom Berghanhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TomBerghan
Sonny, it depends on the scale of each individual banjo and the pitch of the notes you are using for the open strings. If you have what feels like appropriate tensions now then try using the same diameters, or, if they feel light you can try slightly heavier or if they feel too tight then go lighter. Inexpensive calipers are a great tool to have for any early banjoist. <br></br>
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Sonny, it depends on the scale of each individual banjo and the pitch of the notes you are using for the open strings. If you have what feels like appropriate tensions now then try using the same diameters, or, if they feel light you can try slightly heavier or if they feel too tight then go lighter. Inexpensive calipers are a great tool to have for any early banjoist. <br/>
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<cite>Sonny Bryan said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://minstrel-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/string-recommendation?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A164435&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2477478Comment164435"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Tom, could you post the banjo strings sizes, from 1st thru 5th, that you use on a typical fretless? Thanks</div>
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</blockquote> Tom, could you post the banjo…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2017-08-21:2477478:Comment:1644352017-08-21T13:20:07.899ZSonny Bryanhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/SonnyBryan
Tom, could you post the banjo strings sizes, from 1st thru 5th, that you use on a typical fretless? Thanks
Tom, could you post the banjo strings sizes, from 1st thru 5th, that you use on a typical fretless? Thanks