Labeled Strings

[Tyler Hay]

Good day,

I am completely new to building and playing instruments, and decided to buy and build a minstrel banjo kit as a fun way to learn both topics.

One thing I’m hanged up on is stringing the banjo. I notice that the kit came with 5 strings, labeled 1 through 5. Am I just overthinking this and should string left to right on the fingerboard: 5, 4, 3 ,2 1?

Thanks in advance for any tips/guidance.

[Carver Banjos]

The thumb (short) string is number 5
Please watch the assembly video here at the 5:49 minute mark https://youtu.be/lVs0yYWGEt0?si=nq8sbvPtkNN8NIu6

• This reply was modified 3 months, 2 weeks ago by Carver Banjos.

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