How To Change Your Banjo Strings | Deering Tech 

i'm just starting in Banjo playing after 30 years of guitar....that tip for the 5th string is probably a common trick for banjo players, but for me it was solid gold!! Great tip...

this tutorial was exactly what i needed as i tend to play and neglect maintenance, even things as simple as changing strings. i refer back to your videos often, they are invaluable!

Thank you for the bridge tip. Watched another video where the bridge was removed then the guy just started tuning it by ear, moving the bridge around and then listening to it with a tuning fork. As a beginner, I had no idea what he was doing.

Thanks for the video from ....the actual banjo people!! Yes

Man, I am glad I watched your video. The first video to pop up on the search was horrible and I am sure I would have failed at my first attempt. Thank you, Deering!

I popped every single string following this video, thanks.

Can't thank you enough Chad. Have a great very merry Christmas.

Glad to see that you occasionally turn the pegs the wrong way too. ;) Must get one of those winders.

Yes, thank you for posting this. I have a Grand Ole Opry Goodtime, that I just love. I try to keep it pristine. Deering made it, so I trust Deering to show me the best way to change strings, adjust the head, and take care of my banjo. When I have questions about doing something to it, I always check your site first. I check RU-vid for videos from Deering. I also appreciate the Carolina Bridges e-mails that I receive. They're interesting, and encouraging. I'm so glad that I bought a Deering!

I've owned my banjo for over 30 years. I just recently change the strings. Doh!!

Thanks for the great video! Very informative for a beginner! I’ve been playing violin for 27 years and you just gave me the answer to why everyone checks their harmonics after they tune...because of bridge placement! Thanks!

Good vid, very informative....especially the 5th string tip for not poking ya....thanks'

Great job! Really liked the same tuning trick from 12th fret to find where the bridge should be. I just ordered a Good Time 2, and can't wait to get started.

Thank you for this informative lesson!

Thanks for the video Deering! Loving my Good Time 2...but ready to move up the ladder already! Hmm...off to the Deering website. :)

What an outstanding video! Thank you so much for this information.

Really useful tips. Thank you Deering.

Nice Job and explanation!

A big thank you to Deering and Chad for this video. I bought my first Deering banjo, a Goodtime Americana from Eagle music in Huddersfield last week. I'd only had it a couple of hours when I snapped a string! I've only been playing banjo a few months so this video helped me a lot when replacing the string.

Nice job! Thank you!

I appreciate the heck out of it. :) Thanks, Chad.

Thanks for posting this.

I love this guy

Thank you!

Neat video. Not played my 1963 Vegas Tubaphone banjo for ~10 years. Previous strings double-looped through posts. Removal horrible! 4 of 5 stings had pipe-cleaner wraps at tail end. String 1 did not. Banjo Bob replaced one broken string. This is string 1 with no pipe cleaner wrap? Double looped through post too. Octogenarian experienced difficulty threading stings though holes. But finally succeeded. Bought winder. Not useful for vertical gear Vega. Used ghs PF140 [Elderly Instruments] stings. Preparing for Bill Evans New Mexico online Banjo Camp April 24/25 2021.

Great, helpful video lesson. Typical Deeringbanjos service.

Thank you very much sir...you were a help

Thank God bruv, 🙏🆘💯🇬🇧 CHEERS FELLA 😉

Great video! What make and model of tuner are you using? Cheers

Of course i popped my new banjo strings trying to do this

I wish I had a tail piece like that. I need to hook it in place AND feed it through a hole. Such a pain. I never know igf I feed it through the hole and then hook it in place or vice versa.

thanks

I tried making an x with the first new string I put on and it snapped on the first rotation it crossed over. Did I do something wrong or just a bad string?

I heard the bridge is equidistant from the 12th fret and the nut

Thanks for the information in this video. Do you know what to do if I'm always hearing a scratch while playing the fifth string? The scratchy noise vanishes as soon as I hold down a finger onto any fret.

Whoops. Messed up big time. Took all the strings off at once, now I can't keep the tailpiece from falling off.

do you have the notes for these songs?

Been a guitarist for 20 years, just bought my first Banjo and I'm having a hell of a time trying to get these strings changed, they've broken at the bottom, the loop wont hook around tightly/is too stiff to be bent into place, nightmare stuff, gonna have to stock up on strings to get this right.

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I always get confused about which way to turn the loose end of the string so it gets tucked under the winding securely. Also, my strings often get tight with just about one wrap around the peghead, instead of a couple of wraps like you get, which seems to make the loose end less secure. Any tips on this?

My deering banjo neck is getting a terrible bow in the neck. Can it be straightened back to even close to make it better playable?

I just restrung my banjo for the first time in years. I got frustrated over the loops, it really is easy but such a pain. It took me about an hour just to get the 3rd string(G)loop in the tailpiece. So by the time I got to winding I said to myself "ugh I don't want to be bothered with locking techniques." So many exist, the one in this video seems to be the most simple. But I just strung the way I would a guitar. Each wind under the next. None above the loose end of the string. I'm still afraid to over tighten too, the last thing I want is one wind, then still needing to put the bridge in place AND lower the tailpiece. So I tend to underwind, resulting in me tuning up for a while, like so much I get an extra wind in, Even more on the 5th string(g). I do need a new bridge. Any suggestions? I don't have an expensive banjo. So I don't need the best, just something better.

If a string breaks on the banjo, does it cause a harsh injury?

bro. just tell me which string goes where. i got a brand new one with news strings. just don't know where to put them

What gauge is each string, if using light strings?

Hello, what is the name of the orange tool that turns the plug?

You should have ALL close ups of what you are doing.

This video was a bit unclear to me. Maybe zoom in on the parts you're referring to

hola sres de deering banjo company , les escribo desde argentina, les pido si pueden ayudarme toco el banjo soy aficionado me gano la vida tocando en los trenes un banjo que mande ha hacer por unos centavos pero no es lo mismo tocar eso que un banjo bueno como los que ustedes fabrican, por lo que les pido si ustedes pueden ayudarme es imposible para mi poder comprar uno pero si me mandaran uno para ayudarme podria hablar bien de su empreza a cambio de uno les haria la publicidad en los trenes hablando de la historia del banjo cuando subo a tocar , . por eso les pido si me pueden regalar un banjo porque soy tan pobre que no puedo tener uno para practicar y asi ganarme la vida desde ya muchas gracias es un instrumento bellicimo y los de su companya mucho mas. gracias .

Snapped the first string I tried to install using this video. The technique isn't detailed enough. How much slack do I have to leave? Where am I placing my hands exactly? How do I avoid completely destroying the string or over-tightening? There are so many intricacies involved in changing strings that this video does not explain for absolute beginners. $9 down the drain. Just gonna pay someone to install them for me.

Thank you!