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sano Approved 
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My understanding is that a banjolin is tuned like a violin, and not like a mandolin (the mandolin uke is apparently another beast). I'm wondering though, couldn't a banjolin be strung, tuned and played like a banjo uke? They usually have a 10" pot and would really be loud I guess (my banjo uke isn't quite loud enough ).Any thoughts?
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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Actually, the tuning of a mandolin and a fiddle are the same. GDAE, just the mando has more strings.
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Will Approved 
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A banjolin is a four-string instrument with a mandolin neck combined with a banjo pot, that first appeared during the late 19th century, when mandolin orchestras were once common, but were starting to be eclipsed in popularity by the banjo. Like a mandolin, it was tuned in 5ths, and it would have been tuned GDAE. You could probably tune a banjolin to GCEA, by taking off the high E string (which is an octave higher than the uke's E string) and installing another A string in the E slot, or you can just replace all of the original banjolin strings with a set of nylon banjo uke strings. If the neck is indeed like a mandolin, it will have a very narrow nut width and will not be as wide as a soprano uke neck, making it perhaps more difficult to play than a regular banjo uke. I don't know if a banjolin tuned this way will necessarily be louder than a banjo uke, but it seems likely, because a banjolin has a much larger banjo pot (appears to be 11" diameter) than a banjo uke (usually around 6" to 8" diameter):  If you want volume from your existing banjo uke, you can play it with a pick. Another alternative is to buy a short-scale (i.e. Gold Tone Plucky) travel banjo and remove the 5th string; the remaining steel strings are already tuned to GCEA, and steel strings are very loud compared to nylon. Some banjo ukes of the past had steel strings; at the recent Windy City Uke Fest, I saw a Tyler Mountain banjo uke on display with steel strings. Last edited on Sun Aug 31st, 2008 05:24 am by Will ____________________ Will http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/297/ Loose Change & Friends http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/245/ http://loosechangeandfriends.com The Earth Tones http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/337/ A Bunch Of Coconuts http://abunchofcoconuts.com |
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cockneybanjo Approved 
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I have an old zither-typr banjo uke which was originally constructed as a mandolin banjo. It's fiddly to play, the neck is very narrow and the small head means it's quiet. It has a nice tone but that's about all you can say for it. Last edited on Fri Sep 5th, 2008 03:38 pm by cockneybanjo |
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SnakeOiler Approved 
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I did that with my Manjo. I found the neck is too narrow for Uke chords. It's great for single note runs though.
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Smiffy Approved
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I've got a mandolin banjo strung with uke strings. Had to replace the nut and bridge to suit but it works well enough. It is slightly narrower neck-wise than my other banjoleles but if you can play chords on a mandolin there's no reason you can't play slightly diffent shapes to suit uke.
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