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How To Set Up A Banjo, with Greg Deering

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How To Set Up A Banjo, with Greg Deering

"The most important thing to know about the banjo is there's a very finite number of things that need to be correct on a banjo that are very objective. They're not subject to opinion. They need to be right, or they're wrong."

So begins this 40-minute lesson video from The Fellowship of Acoustics featuring Greg Deering, co-founder of Deering Banjos.

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