jollyboy
Well-known member
Hi,
I was wondering about the possibility of buying a 4-string tenor banjo and restringing it so that it could be tuned to GCEA, and thus played as a banjo uke.
My first question is simply is this doable?
Secondly (assuming that it is doable) I'd appreciate some advice about strings. Aquila do banjo uke strings I've noticed, but they don't seem to be scale specific. Is it a case of one size fits all?
Also, I was wondering about the possibility of using fluorocarbon strings. Would regular tenor uke fl strings be okay? (I read somewhere that banjo ukes need fl strings one-scale-size up.)
FYI I'm on a limited budget so simply buying Goldring tenor banjo uke is not a viable solution.
Thanks in advance for any advice
I was wondering about the possibility of buying a 4-string tenor banjo and restringing it so that it could be tuned to GCEA, and thus played as a banjo uke.
My first question is simply is this doable?
Secondly (assuming that it is doable) I'd appreciate some advice about strings. Aquila do banjo uke strings I've noticed, but they don't seem to be scale specific. Is it a case of one size fits all?
Also, I was wondering about the possibility of using fluorocarbon strings. Would regular tenor uke fl strings be okay? (I read somewhere that banjo ukes need fl strings one-scale-size up.)
FYI I'm on a limited budget so simply buying Goldring tenor banjo uke is not a viable solution.
Thanks in advance for any advice