OK, it’s David Bowie, not Bluegrass, but I’ve noticed my banjo slipping out of tune & when I squinted real hard I could see some corrosion ( or little black specks) on my strings, so I figured it’s time to change them. The old package is pinned to the wall. The date I put them on my banjo…December 09, 2020, is scrawled on it. Here it is, exactly 4 months later! Perfect!
My lovely, yet attractive, wife very cleverly said, “Why don’t you use my ironing board as a string changing bench?” Genius!
The process went smoothly & when I was re-tuning my banjo, that’s when I noticed my 1st string had slipped out of the groove & now ran along the side of the tail piece rather than over the top. (Another typical screw-up.) Luckily, I had enough wound around the post to give me enough slack to put the string back where it belonged.
I went from Huber strings to Banjo Ben brand Light gauge. Nice strings, and I like the fact the 4th string is a 22 rather than a 20. It seems to give it just a bit more depth to the tone. Or I am simply a victim of my own delusion.
The moral of the story is - It’s the change of season’s, you will be changing your clocks this weekend, so you might as well change your strings.
You’ll be glad you did! 
