For the sake of a once treasured banjo 10
785 views · Published 3 February 2012 · 3:00 · Indexed 22 September 2026
I was surprised how reasonably you can get a good enough beginner open back banjo from Amazon. A friend of mine bought one like this and played it for years and it held it’s tune great and was a perfect starter banjo, with a great price. Check it out by clicking the link below. Good luck playing! https://amzn.to/2NGAkbk Here’s another real nice looking open back with a gig bag: https://amzn.to/37b6zaz Thanks for supporting your local banjo players! Banjo strings. I prefer D’Addario but there’s lots of others. These are medium: D'Addario EJ55 Phosphor Bronze 5-String Banjo Strings, Medium, 10-23 https://amzn.to/30qPTZS I have also used Ernie Ball Earthwood 5-string Banjo 80/20 Bronze Loop End Frailing Set, .010 - .024 https://amzn.to/2uV3sVU I do use Nylagut strings on a lot of my banjos too. They all make different sounds.. Aquila New Nylgut AQ-1B Banjo Medium Tension DBGDG-Set of 5 (4th Red Series String) https://amzn.to/2uXzgJT ON my short neck banjos it’s not unusual to use compensated bridges for third string better tuning. Grover 5/8 Compensated Banjo Bridge (77) https://amzn.to/386AAIq You can get it in all sizes, or just sand one down from the bottom to fit. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Amazon now offers a good selection of banjo heads too. • Remo P-190 WeatherKing Standard Banjo Head - 11-inch https://amzn.to/360N6I5 Remo Banjo Head, Fiberskyn, 11-inch Diameter, Low Colla https://amzn.to/2TwtoBk A youtuber named John, said his girl friend's banjo was in their family and wanted to know if I could restore it. I don't restore banjos, but I told him to send it and I'd see if I could get it to play. The banjo belonged to John Reed Durham, born 1917 was a teacher in Kentucky. He inherited the banjo from family members, unknown, so the banjo is older than that, and as I understand it Sears stopped using the Supertone brand about that time. Anyway, I figured that by fixing the banjo I would not only be doing them a kindness, but I could answer questions people have asked me about how to fix and repair a banjo. Hope you enjoy it.
