5 string banjo tuning

How to tune a 5 String Banjo ?

Banjos are popular folk instruments, and you can use one for many types of music. But in order to achieve maximum sound quality from your banjo, proper tuning must be observed and practiced to achieve an outstanding tone. Your clip-on tuner can help you assess each string’s current-sounding pitch, so…

Tuning a 5 String Banjo

There are various techniques for tuning a 5-string banjo, so it’s essential to decide which will become your main approach. Most 5-string players use Open G (G4 D3 G3 B3 D4) as their standard tuning, which produces more complete tunes than conventional tunings. E-Minor The most widely used five string…
button accordion

What is a Button Accordion

Unlike a piano, the button accordion has a keyboard that is made up of a series of buttons, on the melody side. Its classification as a free reed aerophone was attributed to Erich von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs in 1914. Diatonic button accordions Accordions can be played in various keys.…
Violin_history

Voice of Violins

The Renowned Violinist, Francesco Geminiani Francesco Geminiani, the RENOWNED ITALIAN violinist, took a break from bowing to pen and paper in 1751. His decades of experience was to be distilled into a guide on how to best approach his favorite instrument. He explained that he was averse to violinists who…