Curiousity

[HighlandPark]

Hi highlandpark, do you tune your banjo to GDAE? I've been thinking of going to ADAE as Enda Scahill does, I know its an octave higher but sometimes that G string can sound bad, I've tried different gauges without success, what do you think? Kit

Hey Kit,

The flabby G string can be an issue with tenors tuned GDAE. Enda tunes to ADAE because it was easier when he was a wee lad learning. He just never switched.

I say stick with GDAE tuning and find strings that work. I use 40-30-20-12 gauges on my three tenors, and two of them are vintage, one with the original skin head. What gauges are you using?