China Guitar Forum (CGF)

Well-chosen accessories for the banjo will enhance your playing experience and help to protect your investment. These include: Banjo straps: This is a necessity if you plan to play standing up. There are many choices of materials and looks to suit your personal taste. Banjo capo: This device clamps ...

Today you’ll find 4-, 5- and 6-string banjos as well as less common forms like the 12-string and fretless banjos. That said, the modern 5-string banjo is by far the most popular type today. There are both open-back and resonator-equipped versions of most of the more common banjo types. Resonator ban...

https://static.musiciansfriend.com/thehub/binaries/content/gallery/mf/buying-guides/banjo-parts-construction-deering.jpg As you can see from the above diagram, a lot of parts go into building a banjo. We’ll focus on the most significant components here. Peghead/tuners » Also called the headstock or...

The earliest style of playing banjo, and still an important one, is called the clawhammer technique. The name comes from the clawlike positioning of the hand, and most modern playing styles grew out of it. Clawhammer involves striking the four main strings in a downward motion using the index or mid...

The origins of the banjo as we know it are unclear. It has some resemblance to West African instruments such as the kora with its plucked strings and skin head stretched on a gourd body. But unlike the banjo, the kora has a stick neck and metal loops that function similarly to frets. The earliest ba...