[Dixielandjazz] Eddie Peabody, banjo

[Bruce Stangeland]

Ginny,
I have a book called "Dublin Banjos" by A. Sullivan.
In it he describes tenor banjo tuning ( C, G, D, A) and
"Irish" or "drop" tuning (G,D,A,E). But wouldn't that be a 4th lower rather than a 5th lower? Or is it up a 5th but down an octave?

I'm trying to play Irish music with the C G D A tuning, which is sometimes challenging.

Cheers,
Bruce Stangeland
Berkeley banjoist
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Hi Bud,
The tenor is tuned to same notes as viola, or each tone a fifth lower than
the violin.  ...

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This banjo-guitar is what Johnny St. Cyr played.  Another early jazz
banjoists, Elmer Snowden, also used a lower that standard tuning.  Irish  tenor
is tuned a fifth lower for Irish jig music.