How to restring a Tenor Banjo 

I’m about to restring mine. What do you need to see/get from the video?

@@mymusiccourse I've got a banjo set up CGDA, would like to know what I need to do in terms of widening or replacing the nut and bridge and cranking truss rod to support GDAE with heavier strings

@@mymusiccourse thanks!

Absolutely, Thanks for the message. So a heavy gauge of string will give you more tone and more volume, however the trade of is there harder to play, as in physically harder to pluck, slow to do you speed ornamentation on like trebles and there also a lot tougher to press down to the finger board so harder on your fingers and it can hurt and stop you playing faster. Light strings you can move fast on them and play fast and there easy to play and push down, however they will be more likely to go out of tune faster, be effected by temperature changes, and snap easier. Also in a light gauge it is harder to get a wound A as you'll be playing a 15/16 there and there plain. The medium gauge is the happy medium. I use 34, 26, 18, 10. in bronze. My G string is tuned to A, my D string can be anything from 24-26 I dont really care, the A string has to be wound and the E can be 10-11 doesn't matter. I hope this was helpful. Perhaps I should make a video on it.

@@mymusiccourse Many thanks for this! Very useful, I think I’ll try medium (currently have heavy gauge). I don’t understand what you mean about tuning. Why would you tune the G string to an A and what does tuning the D to 24-26 mean? I mainly want to pick tunes, with a few chords added for interest. So yes, a tutorial on strings and different tunings would be great!

@@amandasanders1141 okay perfect I’ll make a video next week. The numbers are the size of the string, so if you go to a music shop and ask for a 24, 25 or 26 gauge string that’ll be irk for your D and be medium. I tune my G to an A because it is easier to play chords. For example I can play A and D major with only 1 finger. Also when playing in D or A minor I have an A To use as a drone string. Also in E minor the B is easier to hit and the C # is easier to reach also. I’ll make a video on that too and you can have a look.

I use 34 26 18(wound) 11/10

I’ve actually started using regular guitar strings. I need to update this video

@@mymusiccourse Tenor Guitar Strings

@@RockStarOscarStern634 you can use tenor guitar string. I find guitar string are cheaper and easier to get in custom gauges ie buying individual strings rather then packed to get the gauges I want. But either is fine.

@@mymusiccourse Clifford Essex Loop End Nickel Would Light Gauge GDAE Tuned Tenor Guitar strings would be Killer. They're Inexpensive.

@@RockStarOscarStern634 nice I'll check those out. I'm into my phosphor at the moment though. prefer the tone.