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A collection of info & links on tuning a Banjo CGDA for Irish Music.

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I thought I'd try & start collecting some info on tuning a Banjo CGDA for Irish Music.

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Gerry O'Connor has this to say about strings on his website:

Strings

I use D'Addario nickel ballend strings for live work.

10.5 for A or first string
13 for D or second string
22 for G or third string
28 or 30 for C or fourth string
I sometimes bring the C up to a D on the fourth string so I mostly use 28.
For the studio I use bronze wound on the 3rd and 4th strings as they have a better tone but they're expensive to be using them all the time.

Gerry O'Connor

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Comment by Gerard Lord on January 4, 2013 at 7:54pm: A reel in this tuning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky7DhIWZ7UM

Comment by John Herb on August 13, 2010 at 10:09am: For CGDA tuning I prefer this stings:
"GHS 220 Tenor Banjo Stainless Steel light"
.010 1/2 .012 .020 .028
and exchange .010 1/2 with an 0.009 1/2