How to hold a banjo and use a strap, very important and funny

[@jennikomarovsky6826]

Thanks for this! You're the only female banjo player I've been able to find talking about banjo position, and brave enough to mention anatomy. I'm a new banjo player (guitarist for 50 years) and am having difficulty holding my banjo comfortably because of large, er, anatomies :). I shall go out and purchase a strap tomorrow!

[@johnroberts1141]

Lol. When you were talking about something a Southerner cannot live without, I thought you were talking about sweet tea.

[@BanjoLemonade]

you do have a point there! 😂

[@janekasdan3050]

@@BanjoLemonade I was raised in the South. Sweet tea is the magic elixir.

[@BanjoLemonade]

@@janekasdan3050 yeah my husband was brought up with it. Too bad most restaurants don’t know how to make it right! 😉

[@rjwh67220]

R.C. Cola and a moon pie.

[@rontober4611]

Many years ago I surfed Oceanside where your shirt is from. I grew up 20 miles south of there. Your banjo talk has been so helpful for me as I'm a beginner and and just received a smaller banjo as payment for work. A silver princess model. The neck is kind of thin,, but I hope to master it. thanks.

[@jeffroweb]

Thank you! The strap suggestion is what I was looking for! The videos I had found prior to this suggested a higher placement above the neck, which just had the banjo sliding down with the weight of the neck.

[@BanjoLemonade]

Glad it helped!

[@claudineibernardes3017]

This is exactly what I was looking for. I am 69 and just got an open back banjo and want to get a strap and install it. You really got it. Thank you very much. God bless. Cheer from Brazil!!! Happy holidays! Be safe!

[@rontober4611]

Your instructions for strap placement and why and angle and everything has been really helpful for me to get a good start and less bad habits. Also like the country. I live at the beach.

[@y9y-f9q]

As a guitar player (trying to learn banjo) the explanation about the anchor point for the strap clicked instantly for me. Now I get to fiddle with all my camping ropes and cordage to DIY a strap lol. Thanks again

[@dalegribble60]

Fun fact: "The military found many uses for duct tape. One of its earliest applications was to hold ammunition boxes together. For this reason, soldiers referred to it as "gun tape." The Air Force found other uses for the product and duct tape was used to cover gun ports on planes to cut down the air friction during take off. Like many other military products, duct tape was originally colored olive green, but after the war it was changed to the more familiar silver color. " I would say it's "battle tested"....and thanks for those banjo basics. Sometimes we forget to revisit things again. I was also watching your babies in the window! I have a 5 year old yellow Lab that likes to rest her head on things just like that! Cheers y'all.

[@BanjoLemonade]

You gotta love duct tape! Another fun fact: My husband loves OD green so much that he custom made his gun with the non metal parts being OD green.

[@thegreat8982]

I love your home! So pretty and peaceful!

[@BanjoLemonade]

Thank you.

[@mikeligon2998]

Little Sister! Learning while LMAO! You never fail to educate and entertain - and vice versa in equal doses! You da Minnie Pearl of KZbin! Where'd you get that Oceanside T-shirt? Are you a Marine brat? Semper Fi! Not only did duct tape hold ammo mags together to speed up reloading (although the extra weight could make a round jam in the chamber) but the tape held dogtags together to keep from clanking at the worst times. Fifty-four years later, I still have those dogtags with the original duct tape still holding them together. In the words of Bob Hope, "Thanks for the memories!"

[@BanjoLemonade]

How-Dee! Still got my set of dog tags. AF vet, so is my husband. Thank you for your service to our country!! We were stationed in California.

[@deborahthomas3475]

Duck/or duct tape is handy for extracting thistles or very small cactus thorns

[@kaugusta1]

Thanks for this! I'm just starting out and had the banjo in the center of my lap but am switching to my leg starting today. Your dogs are great!

[@martinahayes9251]

Wonderful to listen to you. I enjoyed this and learnt so much.

[@robertlowe5444]

I loved it, a simple down to earth approach. Thank you

[@BanjoLemonade]

Thanks Robert!

[@deborahthomas3475]

And I’m glad you play without picks and sound board. I prefer simple and personal playing.

[@MorbinNecrim86]

Thanks for this, my banjo came with a hook attached kind of where it would be on a guitar, spent more time fighting the banjo slipping than learning to play it

[@robertmerritt5507]

I enjoyed your video, it gave me a wonderful break today from monotony. I have gained very valuable information that will help me learn the banjo. Please keep up your life like funny teaching. May God Bless You Also...🐈 🎵

[@jenniferlehner1849]

Thank you for this video! I've actually been looking for guidance on this exact topic, so it was very helpful to me! Loved seeing your dogs too :)

[@anpjyt]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you.

[@BanjoLemonade]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BanjoLemonade]

Hey everyone! How did you like my duct tape hack??

[@Chadnc222]

AKA West Va. chrome

[@thegreat8982]

Would you recommend a Jameson banjo? I’m a complete beginner, and this was a banjo off of amazon, didn’t know you if you knew anything about them.

[@BanjoLemonade]

Hey, sorry but I know zero about those. The reviews seem ok but you never know there. I can’t help there.

[@rabbisandra]

Thank you so much. Loved this video.

[@BanjoLemonade]

Glad you enjoyed it! I just watched one of your morning prayer videos. You talked about how hot it is OH YES! I’m in N. Ga. so just a bit north of you but it’s so hot and humid. Blessings to you 🙏

[@munrosewarne6551]

This is so helpful. I just bought a strap because I can’t seem get the banjo into consistent position.

[@asbmp]

my banjo is very heavy, unfortunately the strap that came with my banjo just broke off while playing. is there a way to resolve this issue? or what kind of strap do you recommend? I want something comfortable.

[@BanjoLemonade]

I’m sorry I can’t really recommend any, I can no longer wear a strap because of neck surgery.

[@AnthonyGargini]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!!

[@BanjoLemonade]

Great!

[@rjwh67220]

When I play with my banjo on my right knee, it’s because I can’t reach the tuning keys on my long-neck otherwise.

[@joelfildes5544]

Great vid,and absolutely perfect in what I was looking for ! I have been messing with my strap position for hours…(maybe one ?! Anyway…) As you say,I play guitar,and even the ‘head’ position wasn’t right !?…Boom..you got me.All the best from Manchester,England.Also,if I do get good enough,I’m thinking of using the name ‘BANJOEL’ as my stage name,my Mr’s just rolled her eyes and said I’m an idiot….but I think I’m onto something ! Cheers.

[@joelfildes5544]

Scrap that,(BANJOEL) she just said that’d be grounds for divorce…

[@BanjoLemonade]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BanjoLemonade]

😂

[@lynphillips2109]

Thank you!

[@alesiaarnold4259]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@michaelclay6286]

Thanks!😂

[@Riverish]

2:25 the dog: what. is. that. looking at me???

[@BanjoLemonade]

😂

[@AnnLippert1]

GREAT VIDEO!!!

[@lornathompson3811]

Jesus, what’s happening in the background of your video? The birds have decided to go to war lol. Great video all together though!

[@BanjoLemonade]

I live in the woods, you’ll always hear the birds. Thanks for watching!

[@lornathompson3811]

@@BanjoLemonade yes, so do I, but it seemed like there was quiet a ruckus going on

[@chicksgrowtoo]

This is how it sounds when you live out in the middle of nowhere. I love it! 🥰 #FarmLife ♥️

[@davidd7197]

Duct tape when it's loose. WD40 when it's stuck.

[@tmo7734]

Another excellent video. What I like about your channel is that you cover topics that nobody else does. Incidentally, your pooches are very cute. Thanks again. Best wishes from the San Francisco Bay Area. -Tim

[@BanjoLemonade]

Thanks glad you enjoy the channel.

[@jeetray11]

We don't need straps for classical guitars for it to be stable. Yes right hand, thigh and body these three anchors are needed. Why can't something like that be applied to banjo. I clicked a like on your video because I learnt that with a strap a banjo may be made stable. But it still can slide and it needs an extra thing. I think there are better methods.

[@BanjoLemonade]

Well you can absolutely play it without a strap, I do all the time. I have neck issues. But getting that upright neck is important and a lot of beginners don’t realize that. But the body on a classical guitar fits perfectly on your leg with that cutout, where a banjo is round. Some put it between their legs, and that can help, but then the fretboard is moved farther away. I wouldn’t worry about it too much, the more you play the more you will find your own position that you like using. Thanks for the Like and commenting.

[@seasharpdeflat]

Now my banjo headstock doesn't keep sliding down. Thank you!

[@BanjoLemonade]

👍