The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #18460   Message #182788
Posted By: Jon W.
22-Feb-00 - 12:25 PM
Thread Name: long neck banjo question
Subject: long neck banjo question
Why does the 5th string on long neck banjos start at the seventh fret instead of the fifth? Seems to me if you want to lower the pitch of the whole instrument a step or two you'd want the 5th string lowered as well - else you couldn't play the same was as a regular 5-string. Any Seegerists out there who can answer?