Always wondered why old time players sling the strap over their right shoulder, while modern players run the strap over their left shoulder like a guitarist?
transtremm maby cuz oldtime Banjo’s can b a lot lighter. A mastertone runs 13lbs I like to overhead cuz after a while they hurt but theirs a lot of ppl just do the shoulder Earl Scruggs just did the shoulder
I kinda thought if you have a mastertone/gibson type Banjo you had to start right behind the tail ? If I’m wrong I sure appreciate being squared away ! And Thankyou for any help or suggestions. I’m new to the Banjo so there is a little learning curve . I have a Goldtone if that helps .
Thank you! My grandfather passed about a month ago and I got his banjo. An old 5 string Sovereign resonator banjo it's surprisingly still in tune despite not being played in over 40 years, I ordered some strings but being a mandolinist and guitarist was so confused at the types of straps. It's not worth anything money wise but it's worth a lot to me because it was his. It's not of an insignificant weight, and my back and joints are bad, so while I can sit classical style with it I wanted to get a strap and this was fantastically helpful. I've never played, hell I've never held, a 5 string banjo before 3 days ago so here we go down this rabbit hole.
I'm curently playing a Gold Tone OB-3 and I have a new Neotech Slimline Banjo Strap. I have always connected a strap to the first rod above the tail piece. Is there an advantage to connecting below the tail piece, and if so, should I thread under the tailpiece rod or over it? Thanks