Forum - Banjo Ben Clark

GROMMETS for banjo?

#1

Hi Folks,

I play mandolin and banjo. Now the mandolin has grommets that go between the strings halfway between the Bridge and tailpiece. I am wondering would a banjo benefit by having grommets in that area too? Granted the grommets would have to be a lot bigger in size than a mandolin string spacing, but putting it out there for you all to think about.

Thanks

DLS

#2

Well, the grommets on my tarp don’t seem to help the sound at all when it’s flapping in the wind.
And considering the banjo is really a percussion instrument, I’m not sure grommets used to mute string overtones is an appropriate application.

#3

That is an interesting experience,

I know the grommets are used to cut off undesired frequencies and overtones, not sure that would be good for banjo especially when playing melodic style but worth a try. I will have a go at that myself

#4

Thanks for reply, just wondered.

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#5

Thanks for reply, just wonder what folks like yourself thought.

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#6

I took the grommets off of my mando the last time I changed strings. I really couldn’t tell any difference.

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