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[David Gillespie]

Greetings from the US. I am new to this forum! I am wondering how to find the tablature for the Georgia Melody on the YouTube channel? I am so excited I can hardly stand it! I play claw hammer only but would love to learn how to play classic style. Thanks to the nice man! I wish I knew your name to thank you personally! David Gillespie 

[IAN SALTER]

David,

I appreciate that you I haven't mentioned using steel strings, but thought that you might find this discussion interesting. There are contributions from players on this site.

https://www.banjohangout.org/archive/120056

[Joel Hooks]

By the mid 1880s in the US the banjo pitch had raised generally to C, despite the continued use of A notation.

Your SSS was built to be pitched to C using appropriate sized strings.  The packaged sets on the market being sold by most are much heavier than what was used in the period. “Nylgut” polyester sets are nearly twice as thick!

I have more info on historical sized strings on my website.

[David Gillespie]

Wow that is very helpful thank you. I have a set of Nylgut for the SS Stewart, it may have never had steel strings ever on it. I would never use steel strings on it. What is your website brother? Thx

[David Gillespie]

Ian, no sir I actually dont care for steel strings and never have. I have played for some years with gut strings only for my minstrel banjos but have caved lately and started using nylgut. 

IAN SALTER said:

David,

I appreciate that you I haven't mentioned using steel strings, but thought that you might find this discussion interesting. There are contributions from players on this site.

https://www.banjohangout.org/archive/120056

[IAN SALTER]

I've played the fiddle for thirty years and only ever used gut strings and all of my ordinary banjos have gut and wound silk. For a couple of years, I've only been playing a zither banjo and have become used to wire strings. 

My choice of strings is to match the age of the instruments, as far as it's possible to research.

[David Gillespie]

Ian, I woudl love to get a set of gut strings again! Where do you recommend getting them these days sir? Thank you!