INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your new Pyle 5-String Banjo! Your new banjo will bring you hours of enjoyment and musical expression. This manual was written to help you maintain your banjo in peak playing form. It isn’t difficult to maintain your banjo if you understand what needs to be done.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR BANJO A good set-up of your banjo is extremely important if you want to get the highest quality sound. Each PyleUSA 5-String Banjo is set-up to perfection before it is allowed to leave our shop. However, over time, different variables can affect the original set-up. It is good to check your new banjo after 5 or 6 months to see if it has changed. After that, it is good to check it regularly twice a year.
HOW TO TIGHTEN A BANJO HEAD A To tighten it up, first take off most of the thumb screws which holds the resonator to the flange so you can access all of the lugs that tightens the head. D Tighten lug nuts. Start off on one side and move towards the opposite lug on the other side. 4 www.PyleUSA.com B Remove all of the thumb screws that hold the resonator to the flange. E Tighten it kind of a fraction of a turn. You have to two-thirds of a turn at a time.
CHECK TAILPIECE POSITION When the tension on the banjo head is correct, the base of the tailpiece should be about 2 – 3 mm (5⁄64" to 1⁄8") above the tension hoop. Check the adjusting screw to change the tension of the strings. Tighten this screw only to minimum tension, just enough not to be loose. After that, try the strings and the head to see if they have held their tuning again. PUT THE BRIDGE ON AND TUNE THE BANJO On most five-string banjos the bridge should be 12"-13" from the twelfth fret.
Note: This skootching back and forth will untune your banjo, but it's necessary. When you've got the bridge in the right place, you can retune. Why does this work? When you make a string half as long as it was before it goes up an octave. In a perfect world, the distance from the 12th fret to the nut should be exactly the same as the difference between the 12th fret and the bridge.
FEATURES: DIGITAL GUITAR TUNER: • Tunable 5-String Banjo, 24 Brackets • Remo Milky Skin • Sapele Plywood Resonator • High-Density Man-made Wood Fingerboard • Includes Allen Key and Wrench to Adjust Banjo Brackets • White Pearl Color Plastic Tuner Key Pegs • Features Additional 5th Geared Tuner Side-Peg • Classic Traditional Style Binding Design • Coated and Polished Rich Wood Finish • Chrome-Plated Hardware & Accents • Universal Adjustable Truss Rod • Includes Maplewood Bridge Stand & Truss Rod Adjustment
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