I taught him a few things, just not necessarily the kind of things one would consider especially beneficial to teach…
A little trick I use all the time!
Will it fix a banjo strings?
I always pull on my strings when I fit new ones. They don’t seem to go dull but like all banjo players I am constantly retuning - Like Murphy Henry says at the start of every lesson - “Tune your banjo” I tell you that lady sure instilled me the need to keep your banjo in tune.
Thanks for sharing @Flatpickin_Libby great tip.
@Archie This is different than stretching the strings when you put them on; I do that too. This is for after your strings start sounding a little dead. It might help a banjo although may not sound as drastically different as on a guitar. I know @Lucy_L uses this trick on her mandolin pretty often.
I’d never heard of it. Thanks!
Ya i know, just trying to throw in a compliment.
Thank you!
My theory is this. With a pinch and a pull, it gets rid of dust deposits in the crevices in a wound string! Not so much with unwound string, as it requires more time for dust settlement, that too in neck and bridge.
Interesting tip, anyway!
That was my thought, that it cleaned out the grooves b/t the windings.
Yeah it probably shakes them clean. Honestly I don’t know totally how it works, but it does!
Okay, I’m always very skeptical of stuff like this. But I figured it was worth a try. So I loosened my low E string, snapped it a couple times and tuned it back up. And it’s noticably brighter. Almost like a new string. How on earth does this work?!?!
Oh, PLEASE no Barney. Unless it’s Barney Fife
I haven’t seen Barney in about ten years and I don’t plan to ruin my streak now. Maybe @Michael_Mark will enjoy the song.
Oh man, I laughed so much. You should watch… again. and again, and again… lol… And of course, Michael too.
Oh believe me, I’m not watching. I hope Michael enjoys himself though.
Oh no no no!
Here we go again
No we’re not going again. I don’t think.