Merrily Kiss The Quaker - Tutorial for Irish Tenor Banjo

[@toothandsticks]

Hello, Mr. Scahill. I also have a banjo that has as many frets as yours. Do you get regular strings .012 - 0.036 inches and detune it, then put the capo on to achieve the standard GDAE tuning? This is what I have done, but I wonder if perhaps I should use a different gauge, and I capo at the third fret, not the second, as you did. I worry that affects the tension too much. Do you have thoughts on the pros/cons on this type of setup? Thank you.

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

I use 12/18/26/32 and capo on fret 2. Works very well with a little re tuning if I play it fully open

[@davidjackson4232]

Is Merrily Kiss the Quaker tune 2 of this months Beginners upgrade?

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

That’s right!

[@davidjackson4232]

I’ll have to upgrade then !

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

I highly recommend it!!

[@davidjackson4232]

Done 👍🪕🪕