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Many Irish players end up preferring 19 fret banjos, particularly professional players who want the extra punch and volume that comes from higher tension. The shorter scale length of 17 fret banjos compounds that issue, and it’s harder to get a decent tension without very thick strings. However, GDAE tuning is already lower than most tenor banjos are designed for. This does give small hands an easier reach up to high B. There’s a common misconception that Irish tenor players prefer 17 fret banjos over longer-scale ones. This has made it popular beyond Irish music, especially with mandolin players looking for a different sound. You also get a lower range than CGDA, with a nice growl on the low G string. With GDAE tuning, popular folk music keys like G, D, C, and A are easy to play in. Overall, though, most tenor banjo strummers look to other, higher tunings like CGDA or Chicago tuning. Higher-tension strings and fiddling with the tension on the head can fix some of those issues. However, the low tuning does often sound muddy or hollow on the tenor banjo. Melody playing is straightforward in fifths tunings like GDAE. Played an octave down from the fiddle and mandolin, most Irish tunes fit very easily under the player’s fingers. GDAE mirrors the tuning of that classic Irish instrument, the fiddle. That’s because Irish music has taken up the banjo quite readily.

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Anybody know how to put up this long list as live links? HELP!) I've tried a couple of things but neither worked. We all owe both Eddy and Jim Robinson a big debt for making these. But there is no doubt who is doing the playing when you hear any of these wonderful solos. Eddy is playing a Gibson which he told me was owned by the father of a friend so it isn't Eddy's banjo. Jim Robinson ("wyatturban") has posted many more videos by Eddy Davis on Youtube.
