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From wizofos on 6/27/2015 5:37:12 PM

Has anyone seen a long neck with the 5th string moved from the 8th fret to the 5th fret so that while it will have a 34 inch scale but can be played in E with all open strings.

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	John Gribble says: 6/27/2015 6:17:56 PM Many of the very early, minstrel-era banjos had very long necks and were tuned to D. Also, some of those banjos didn't have the fifth-string peg were the fifth fret would have been (these were fretless instruments). Unless freting the fifth string is part of one's style, where the fifth string peg is doesn't matter. Just tune that little sucker down to E.
	Alex Mal says: 7/9/2015 8:44:07 AM I have a 24-inch longneck with the peg at the 5th. It took some adjustment for me, but the dots and inlays are all at a normal 22 fret place. I love being able to play in F, Bb or C in open position. It sounds really cool.
	Alex Mal says: 7/9/2015 8:44:33 AM I meant 24-fret longneck.
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