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Thread #98201   Message #1942374
Posted By: Geoff the Duck
20-Jan-07 - 07:52 AM
Thread Name: Favorite Banjo Strings
Subject: RE: Favorite Banjo Strings
Over the years I have been happy with srings from D'Addario, Vega and Dean Markley.
Recently I have been using Redwing banjo strings, partly because the Music Room at Cleckheaton sells them cheaper than other brands, and they are a perfectly good string. They also stock light gauge, which will tune up on my Piccolo Banjo without snapping.
The nicest strings I have ever found were Earthwood Frailing 5-String Banjo strings, made by Ernie Ball.

Sometimes your choice of string sets will come down to whether you prefer a lighter or heavier gauge. You also can find that one brand will have a heavier 2nd or third string compared with what you are used to playing. Some will give you a wound third string and others plain unwound. It all affects the feel of playing, if not the sound produced.

Quack!
Geoff the Duck.