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Got a new banjo, won't stay in tune?

The bottom 4 strings are pretty much fine, but the top G string keeps going out of tune, I can't even take my hand of the tuning knob thing, it just moves straight away. It goes to a d-d#. Why?!?!

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  • 8 years ago
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    It may be that you have to tighten the tuner slightly. There's typically a small screw on the knob that you have to tighten ever so slightly. If the tuner is to loose, it won't hold the string in tune.

    Source(s): 45+ years of setting up, repairing, playing and dealing with guitars and other stringed instruments, including banjo.
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