Banjo Guitar
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How does a Banjo vary from a Guitar?
A few banjo questions.
1) Why is the tuner on the low E string on a 5 string banjo in the middle of the neck? Does it need to be in this position?
2) Is a banjo tuned differently from a guitar?
3) What's the difference between a 6 string banjo and a 5 string?
There are a lot of differences. They are constructed completely differently, for one. The guitar is built so the sound of the vibrating strings resonates through a large, open, wooden sound chamber. A banjo is built so the sound resonates through a small, closed wood and metal drum. Also, the playing style differs greatly - guitars are played by strumming multiple strings at the same time, whereas banjos are played by plucking the individual strings.
Now, to answer your questions - the first banjos were actually 4 strings, tuned DGBD. (For comparison, guitars are normally tuned to EADGBE). Eventually the 5 string banjo was invented, with the addition of the string that you noticed with the tuning knob halfway down the neck. The reason for this is that the fifth string is actually tuned to G, one octave higher than the third string (So the standard tuning of a 5 string banjo is GDGBD). When playing banjo, your thumb produces the bass note and your ring and index finger play alternating higher notes. With the addition of the fifth string, the thumb can alternate between the low D string and the higher octave G string, which greatly expands the range of notes the thumb can play. The tuning knob is halfway down the neck because for the vast majority of the time the strings is intended to be played open, so it doesn't even start until the 6th fret (this also allows the top of the neck where all the open chords are played to be thinner).
As far as the 6 string banjo, that's a relatively new invention, and I don't know too much about it. It could be tuned to standard guitar tuning, in which case it could just be played like a plucky acoustic guitar. It could also be tuned to open G, which would mimic the standard banjo tuning. A banjo instructor could answer that better. However, the standard banjo used today is still the 5 string.
