WANTED: 4 string Irish tenor banjo

[rikk]

A long shot on a RIC forum, but I though I'd give it a shot. I want to learn the 4 string Irish tenor banjo, and am looking for a real inexpensive one to learn on. Anybody have one in the back of their closet they are not using?

[blueflamerick]

This one's not too expensive:

http://larkinthemorning.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_BAN061_A_Irish+4+String+Tenor+Banjos_E_

[jingle_jangle]

There is a LITM retail store about ten minutes from my office in San Francicso. They have an immense selection of traditional instruments and carry virtually no commonly-recognized name brands in acoustic instruments. Their own branded stuff is very good value for money.

[jimk]

I did a rather quick search on a couple of dealers' websites. It seems some tenor banjos are tuned G-D-A-E, an octave below mandolins. I thought tenor banjos were tuned C-G-D-A. Or is that an old-fashioned tuning used in the early days when jazz band rhythm sections commonly had banjo players?

JimK

[rikk]

GDAE, is Irish tuning CGDA seems to be standard tuning. I'm just starting to learn this stuff about banjos. Thanks for the above suggestions. I'll check them out.
Rikk

[rikk]

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