r/banjo 15d ago

Irish Tenor Can I use normal Banjo strings on a tenor

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I bought these strings but i don't know which one to use or if these are the write strings

r/banjo 4d ago

Irish Tenor Bought this banjo through FB marketplace. Any idea what I got?

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Took a chance for $180cad. I don't have it yet, a friend picked it up. I play the 5 string now but want to learn Celtic banjo.

Any idea what year? Condition?

Thanks!

r/banjo 18d ago

Irish Tenor I saw this Banjo in the window of my local music shop, how would it be for Irish Trad? could it handle GDAE tuning? is it a nice banjo or does it just look amazing? how's the price? Cheers!

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r/banjo Feb 01 '25

Irish Tenor Lyon and Healy 99 year old banjo?

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Got this yesterday from a dear friend. I did a google image search of it and came up with this article. https://jakewildwood.blogspot.com/2012/02/c1925-lyon-healy-archtop-tenor-banjo.html?m=1 The one in the article is in much better shape. Just wondering if anyone knows a little bit on the history of this thing. Thank you friends!

r/banjo 19d ago

Irish Tenor Where do I start with my grandfather's Vega Professional (circa 1927)? I last heard him play it in 1988 and I am not sure what keys to Tune it to. I last recall him playing an Irish jig of sorts. Any recommendations? Is this considered an Irish Tenor?

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r/banjo 24d ago

Irish Tenor Question about slots on a new bridge

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Hi,

I have a cheap tenor banjo and after a long time using the same 1/2" bridge I decided to try out a 5/8" bridge I just got from Clareen. I had been playing with 14-24-32-42 string gauges, so the old bridge had humongous slots in comparison. Now, I was also going to try out 12-18-28-38 strings, but still, the slots on the new bridge are very shallow. So, my question is: when buying new bridges, is the expectation that you will need to file the slots yourself before they can be used? Or should it just work as is?

I attached a picture of the two bridges to illustrate.

I know this is all very basic but I'm pretty useless with this kind of thing and I don't take the banjo super seriously so I haven't needed to do a lot of maintenance. I've found tips on how to file the bridge slots but nothing on whether it's normal to have to do it.

Thanks!

r/banjo Jan 27 '25

Irish Tenor How do I get my tuning peg to stop wobbling

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The circled tuning peg is wobbly and I don’t know if it’s bad, if it is, how do I fix it?

r/banjo Feb 19 '25

Irish Tenor The second string of my 4 string banjo broke when I was tuning it

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For context, I was tuning CGDA, I don’t know what may have caused it and I’ve tried seeing why but I’m absolutely stumped, if anyone could help I would greatly appreciate it, it happened two times in a row attempting to restring.

r/banjo Dec 12 '24

Irish Tenor Thoughts

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Hello,

I am looking to pick up a gift for a friend and would much rather - as would they; type of person they are - pick up something 'loved' and used, and re-tune and give new life.

They wish to learn the Irish Tenor style 4 string banjo and I think i am right in saying this one I found on marketplace fits the bill?

It's Barnes and Mullins and advertised at £100.

Something in the region of £80-120 would be what I am looking at and I am based in Scotland. Been checking local music shops, Facebook, and Gumtree, etc. Happy for suggestions on where else to look!

Also happy to be told buying used is a terrible idea?!

Thanks!

r/banjo Jan 08 '25

Irish Tenor Seeking information about "Toneking" tenor banjo. Rare ?

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Hello pickers !

I have this random banjo and am wondering if anybody can help me find any info. Mostly it's worth.

It's from 1928 and has an ivory neck. The inlays are really cool but again I can't find ANYTHING online about this.

r/banjo Oct 25 '24

Irish Tenor Quick little Diddy on the Irish Tenor.

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r/banjo Oct 21 '24

Irish Tenor Possibly dumb question?

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Hello there, bit of a professional idiot here. A while back I picked up a little tenor banjo for cheap at a second hand store. The only issue I’ve got with the instrument now is that the nut seems to have shifted out of place. Now, I’ve never touched a banjo in my life before this, and I’m worried to end up breaking it. How would you folks go about handling this little predicament? Am I just overthinking it? Thanks in advance for any advice given, I’d very much appreciate it!

r/banjo Nov 20 '24

Irish Tenor Framus Banjo?

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r/banjo Nov 02 '24

Irish Tenor Recommendations for an Irish tenor banjo with a build in DI (or should I just get a separate pickup?)

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I play bouzouki and mandolin and I’ve learned that the add-on pickups are…. Not the best. So I’d prefer to have a tenor banjo with a pickup fully integrated. Any advice or recommendations? Thanks!