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From Parker135 on 12/30/2016 9:09:28 AM
Hi All. Santa (a.k.a. my wife) was especially kind this year and bought me the R. K. Smith mountain banjo that Ederly had listed a few weeks ago. I tried contacting Mr. Smith, but he seems to be at least temporarily out of the banjo building business. While he sold these originally with monofilament strings, this banjo came equipped with what looks like Nylgut strings that I have currently tuned to open-G. Is there any problem with this tuning in terms of neck stability? The neck seems at least as robust as what my Goodtime had on it, and when I hear these banjos played on-line, they seem to be tuned up to similar pitches. Thanks.
Parker
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