Five Apex
A banjo typically has four strings, and sometimes has a fifth string as well, which is plucked with the thumb. Also, there are special banjos with only three strings or as many as six strings.
a modern banjo has between 3 and 12 strings
Steve Martin's banjo's have 5 strings
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Well, you've kind of answered yourself in the question. My guess is that there are 5 strings on a "5-stringed banjo".
The banjo with 4 strings is commonly used in Dixieland music. The banjo with 6 strings provides more musical options that simply can't be recreated on a banjo with 4 strings.
a modern banjo has between 3 and 12 strings
Steve Martin's banjo's have 5 strings
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Well, you've kind of answered yourself in the question. My guess is that there are 5 strings on a "5-stringed banjo".
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The banjo with 4 strings is commonly used in Dixieland music. The banjo with 6 strings provides more musical options that simply can't be recreated on a banjo with 4 strings.
Most local guitar shops would sell banjo strings and will probably fit them as well. You can also purchase banjo strings on-line from companies like Strings Direct and Amazon.
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For an Irish Tenor Banjo the strings (From thickest to thinest) are tuned , G, D, A, E. However for a Jazz style banjo, it is more common to tune the strings to C, G, D, A. Depends which style you are playing.
A banjo is a combination of a drum and a guitar. The original African and Middle Eastern instruments from which the banjo developed were simply drums with strings pulled across them. these strings were either plucked or played with a bow.