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The Mandolin Banjo and Tenor Banjo |
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| The mandolin banjo, is a
hybrid between the mandolin and the banjo, originally designed to allow
mandolinists to be able to play a banjo style instrument, at a time when
the mandolin was in decline, and the banjo becoming much more popular
during the 1930's.
Essentially it is tuned the same as a mandolin. The Irish tenor banjo, which tuning became popular in the 1960s, is also tuned the same as a mandolin, but an octave lower. Mandolin banjos come in a great variety of styles. The anatomy is that of a 5 string banjo, but essentially the same for a tenor, other than the 5th string and tuner. |
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| mandolin banjo | banjo anatomy (5 string) | tenor banjo | |
| The banjo is a complex instrument, and a totally different technology from a mandolin, and I do not intend to go into any detail here. I include the mandolin and tenor banjos, as instruments I am occasionally asked to set-up along with mandolins, as they are floating bridge instruments, and often tuned the same. | |||
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| banjo parts | banjo pot | banjo friction tuners | banjo pot bracket and nut |