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Reliance is a Banjo 7 string

Posted by BUGGY (C) on December 30, 2011 at 10:24am

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Quick test on a banjo I found todayanyone one know anything about these ?7 strings!

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BUGGY (C) January 25, 2012 at 6:18pm

I'm struggling with mine to get the right strings.... i'm told nylon strings so got some 7 string nylon banjo stings but they dont fit the nut so it cant be... plus it sounds far better with these guitar strings on as video...

anyone know what this should have on?
flatfoot johnny January 25, 2012 at 5:57pm

Nice, ive got an 1880s 6 string banjo... as far as i know they were generally open tuned - like normal banjos but with a couple of extra bass string. At the time there was a mixture of "stroke" style playing (early minstrel era clawhammer) or classical guitar style finger picking. Check out this guy Rob Mackillop from Edinburgh he specialises in these things.
Mr.C December 31, 2011 at 9:18am

Think think it was a classical banjo.or jazz orchestra style.
Keni Lee Burgess December 31, 2011 at 6:55am

Mystery solved:

http://www.nixworks.com/banjardevelopment.html

http://www.nixworks.com/banjar.html
Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw December 30, 2011 at 7:44pm

Great sounding instrument. Nice playing too. I wish I was able to find things like that. Must be looking in the wrong places. Well done.
Keni Lee Burgess December 30, 2011 at 3:41pm

Very cool. Although, it sounds like it needs some work. Rather interesting. I guess it is intended to operate like a banjitar (6 string guitar with banjo head) plus the drone of a traditional 5 string banjo. I say you got a great unique find there. Enjoy. I would tune gDGDgbd if that baby was mine. Happy New Year. Enjoy.