Carver Banjos: Instruments Handmade by You and Me › Forums › Building Banjos › Tuning Carver Minstrel Banjo This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago by Carver Banjos. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts April 3, 2025 at 8:17 pm #6252 Gail Nelson-BonebrakeParticipant I keep popping the low string when I try to tune and I think I am trying to tune it too high. What tuning(s) do you all generally use on these instruments? April 3, 2025 at 9:51 pm #6254 Carver BanjosKeymaster Hi Gail, Please refer to my tuning guide here: https://carverbanjos.com/product/versatile-string-set/ I recommend tuning generally 2-3 steps below standard g tuning with my provided strings. Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In