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banjofool469 - Posted - 07/21/2014: 20:32:47
I just finished assembling a fretless kit that I bought from Bell Banjos, It came with Nylgut "Minstrel Banjo" strings. It just so happens that I have three other sets of Nulgut strings. "Classic Banjo Medium all Nylgut", "Classic Banjo Light wt.", and "Classic Banjo Med. wt.". Does anyone know what the differences are between these three types and when or why I would want to use one over the other? Thanks, Jim Gibb
etparadox - Posted - 07/21/2014: 20:51:35
Minstrel strings are designed for lower tunings. What would be open G with normal strings would be D or E with minstrel strings.
All the Classic strings are meant for normal tunings, so G is G,
All nylgut means that the 4th string is plain, not wound. Light and medium are different tensions of strings, so mediums will feel stiffer than lights.
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