Lotkey Mini 5 String Banjo Unboxing/Bridge Placement/and Musical Demos/sung and instrumentals!!
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
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This was sent to me by Lotkey and I have to tell you it's terrific. It's so much better than a different one that I unboxed and played.
it's well built and it sounds so great even though the strings have to stretch.
They give you everything you need too including the strap and a tuner and extra strings. I tuned this to open c tuning because Open G would have caused strings to pop or they would be too low and unplayable. There are strings you can buy that you can tune this mini banjo to Open G.
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Big thanks from Scotland. Got the exact same banjo for my birthday and was having trouble getting a tune out of it in open G. Saw your unboxing and it was a huge help. Thank you for getting me properly tuned.
Awesome. So happy I could help ! Enjoy your banjo from across the pond !! :)
Thanks for the unboxing and sound samples! I haven't had a chance to check out one of these short-scale 5-string banjos yet. It looks fun!
yes Steve, You will love it as a uke player because it feels so much like a banjolele~ same size~~ ( tenor size not tuning lol) thanks for watching
Wow! That is really cool. I love the shorter scale length and the fact that's it's traditional banjo tuning scheme. You could easily play clawhammer style on this little thing (provided you could play that style on a full-size banjo of course - I'm terrible at it). That open C tuning seems really useful. What a great little instrument!
thanks so much Kale~ and it's made really well~ I can see grabbing this one even before the larger one as it's just so much easier to hold~~ I don't even mind it being in C tuning~ Thanks again for watching~
@@MariaCalfaDePaulOpen C, that's a Fourth above the Traditional Open G. The German Waldzither is tuned like a 5 string Banjo w/ a capo on the 5th fret (or the Banjeaurine aka Mini Banjo) but the 5th string is 2 octaves lower than it normally would be.
@@RockStarOscarStern634 wow that’s interesting!
I enjoyed watching your video. You seem like a fun person to be around! Keep that spirit.
Awe thanks so much. I appreciate that. I have many videos for many different instruments and music. If you are interested I would love for you to check some out. They are categorized in playlists if that helps
And thanks again !!
@@MariaCalfaDePaul I will check them out for sure!
@@volkitsa awesome. Thanks!!
Aw, what a cute little 5 string Banjo. It's a revival version of the Banjeaurine in which it's tuned a Perfect Fourth above a Traditional 5 string Banjo or like a Traditional 5 string Banjo w/ a capo on the 5th fret. A Traditional 5 string Banjo is tuned to a Open G Major Chord (G, D, G, B, D), the Mini 5 string Banjo (and Banjeaurine too) is a Perfect fourth above the Regular 5 string Banjo or like a a Regular 5 string Banjo w/ a capo on the 5th Fret so it's a C Major Chord (C, G, C, E, G). So to tune this little Banjo down to Open G Major like a Regular Banjo, you need Heavier gauge strings, they recommend that you use Gold Tone Baritone Banjo Strings (Model Number is BBS) which have all Wound strings & it softens the tone a little bit.
You have a lot of knowledge about all this. Thank you for sharing
@@MariaCalfaDePaul I'm curious on what the Gold Tone BBS all Wound Baritone Banjo Strings would sound like on this Little Banjo in Open G Tuning (same pitch as Regular Banjo)?
@@RockStarOscarStern634 hmm I wonder ? Unfortunately I don’t own this anymore. But that would be cool
@@MariaCalfaDePaul I guess it was donated to another musician. You could try them on the Vangoa Mini Banjo.
@@MariaCalfaDePaul You would have to repurchase that Banjo someday if you want to use BBS Baritone Strings for Open G Tuning on it.
Just bought one. Should be here on Tuesday. Thanks!
Awesome good luck
so handy thanks i looking to buy this one soon
Yeah really cool. Thanks for watching and good luck !
Thank you
You’re welcome !
Thanks for the video. Love the idea of one of these...
...Need to improve my playing first though.
Awe thanks so much. Yes the great part is that it transfers perfect from the larger ones!! Enjoy your playing time !!
I enjoyed your video!!
Thanks so much !
Another way to place the bridge would be tiny adjustments until its in tune both open and at the twelfth fret
I commented too soon! Lol
@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer ha ha i was thinking i mentioned that or did that bu i did this video a while ago and didn’t remember :)
I always to buy one of these and fit it with violin strings to get that Irish tenor banjo sound out of it.
Ha I just bought a used harmony resotone tenor Banjo and had it restrung to mandolin or Irish tuning. Too funny !!
@@MariaCalfaDePaul Irish tenor banjos are notoriously expensive, good ones cost around $600.
@@marvinthemaniac7698 yes that’s why I found a $75 dollar harmony resotone and restrung it with Irish tenor strings lol
@@MariaCalfaDePaul Harmony Resotone? I've never heard of it.
That seems like a nice little banjo! Now I'm really decided to get one. Do you have any recommendation of strings if i want to tune it in open G??
Thanks for the video by the way!!
Hi and unfortunately I don’t know what you might use. Maybe check the internet cause I think these mini ones are becoming more popular. Good luck ajd thanks for watching my video. !
Hey there, I just saw another comment by someone that used nylgut strings to tune to open G on a mini banjo
@@KenneyCmusic Hi! Now I want to try those kind of strings some day, I ended up using a mix of low tension nylon classical guitar strings, some silver plated nylon core for the fourth string and one standard fifth string for the fifth peg.
I'm still a learning noobie and I don't know how the path should be, but damn, it's really entertaining
Is there any way to attach the strap without using the metal hooks? They clatter too much. Thank you. Fun video!
I think you can do it the “old fashioned way” with taking the hooks off and using some string or yarn
I have one and play it all the time n the drum string popd.. Idunno if you know how to restring it but I have no clue how .. how do I restring it?
The best thing to do is to Google it because then you can slow down the video and watch step by step. It can get a little tricky and I don’t even like to restring but remember to just take your time and don’t over tighten as you tune it up. Or then you will pop another string. Good luck and thanks for watching the video.
Is it a mini ukulele banjo? I have a big banjo but this one 🤩
@@Juamericangirl crazy right ?
@@MariaCalfaDePaul how do I learn the chord on this one? I'm excited I'll get one 🤩
@@Juamericangirl I don’t have this one anymore but you would just take the regular chords for a 5 string banjo and play them the same way but they would have different names. You can find out by using a tuner on each string I suppose :) good luck
Oh, you know what it is, why do you torture us so? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Not sure what you are referring to ? Lol
Teasing us about what's in the box. 🤣🤣🤣
@@iplayfhorn ha ha funny ! lol thanks so much for watching
Now you can learn to play dueling banjo's, LOL
Ha yes have to learn that !
8:43 poing!
Ha ha I know it’s so stressful doing that. And I’ve popped so many strings the day I get an instrument. Ugh so frustrating and I always get surprised. Thanks for watching
I can't see how you attached the strap. Can you help me with that? Thank you.
Sure I put it on the books of the rim because they are pens you press to open like a carabiner
Hi, I am looking to buy this banjo. The big detail is that I have no idea about how to play any instrument. Would you recommend it?
Well it doesn’t matter your skill but I would also suggest learning on a full size and that would apply to any instrument. This tuning will be different. Good luck !
Could you give us the link where you tuned the banjo?
UA-cam removes links. But i just used an app on my phone. (You can search “chromatic tuner”. Good luck
Hi l looking to buy a banjo this was good video what is open c 🤔
Thanks so much for watching. It’s the blue grass tuning that a full size banjo is tuned to but higher pitches. So all the tab for regular banjo will work it’s just going to sound higher
I don’t remember the string pitches for the open g. But if you Google blue grass banjo tuning you will find the exact pitches that you would tune the full size banjo to. But if you get the smaller size banjo like this then you need to raise all the pitches exactly the same stating with C instead of G. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.
@@MariaCalfaDePaul thanks for the quick reply, I enjoy your videos, I started playing a ukelele in lock down, dut I love bluegrass I recovering from a mouth cancer operation and I have decided to buy a banjo to celebrate just got to pick the size Tenor our original size thanks peter ♥️👍🇬🇧
@@PeteHarperUK oh I pray that you will be fully healed. Enjoy your playing !! Thanks for the kind words about my videos. Be well
@@MariaCalfaDePaul so kind thank you 🙏👍👍❤️
Hi I just drought a aklot banjo I have noticed the tail pieces is not square the top edge is up 1/4 of the brumhead the bottom is close on the drumhead looking at the back nut it looks crocked any help please.
I so sorry. I have no clue. Maybe contact them or maybe join a banjo forum on Facebook. The group members are usually happy to help in any group I have jointed Good luck
@@MariaCalfaDePaul thanks they said they send a video how to reset it lol my 70th birthday gift so thing new to learn have you had a new dog ❤️❤️🇬🇧
@@PeteHarperUK yes last year!! My little girl lived to 19 years. I missed her terribly
@@MariaCalfaDePaul we lost a Yorkshire at 15 with cancer we said never again but after 6 months we went to a rescue centre and max dog choice we ,its been 8 years whe was badly treated he is blind and a diabetic now age 14 and still fun i hope you find a soul mate with 4 legs ❤❤❤❤
@@PeteHarperUK awe I’m sorry for your loss but happy you have another. We did a beautiful kittke bichon/poodle and it happened right on what would have been my Bailey’s 19th birthday. We love her so much. And has filled a hole in my heart. Though I will never forget my Bailey.
Mine won’t tune 😢
Did you buy it from Amazon ? Also did you stretch the strings. ?
Did you tune it in the regular c tuning? I recieved it as a christmas present and I am not sure about how to tune it
Yea because it’s a shorter scale I couldn’t tune it to open g or I would pop the strings. So I tuned it to open c like you hear in the video
Thanks for watching and enjoy !! Merry Christmas !
@@MariaCalfaDePaul thanks for the fast response :)) Is C tuning GCGBD? Sorry, English isn't my first language.
@@Lalairu no it’s cGCEg
@@MariaCalfaDePaul awesomeee thanks a lot. Happy hollidays!!
@@MariaCalfaDePaul it's almost like a ukulele's tuning, only with the top string tuned in G instead of A.
Not to get political but why are you playing it like a uke?
Because that that time I hadn’t learned clawhammer banjo which is what I play now.
Inlay.
What do you mean ? Lol
@@MariaCalfaDePaul The decoration on the peg head is an inlay.
@@SawdustAndNoise42 ha ha thanks !!! There is another term that escapes me that my father used when he used to use these “rub ons” and he would put them on something he made and then he would Shalac it so that it could never come off. But sadly he passed two years ago at almost 94 and I can’t ask him !
Thanks for watching !!
@@MariaCalfaDePaul Are you thinking of a decal?
@@SawdustAndNoise42 that could be it. I don’t know lol