Information about the Dixie Banjolele of the 1940's/50's.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Dixie Banjolele Contact Form
Blogger finally added a Contact Form widget. If you'd like to contact me directly, you'll find the link to the form in the column to the right (at the top of the page).
Hi there - Hope you are well! I love your blog - very helpful! We now have a lovely Dixie and are very excited. It came with metal strings and so I replaced those with new metal strings but I can't help but think these are not the right kind of strings for it. Just wondering what your thoughts are on it? Thanks! Nena
Hi Nena! There are some things to consider in using metal strings. If you're new to fretted instruments, your fingers will get sore very quickly with metal strings. Of course, your fingers will toughen up as time goes by. Also, metal strings will wear the frets down due to the metal on metal. And the frets on the Dixie would not be easily repaired as they cannot be replaced.
But -- you may like the sound of the metal strings, so that could easily override my concerns in the paragraph above :-)
I hope you get a lot of enjoyment from your Dixie!
Hi there - Hope you are well! I love your blog - very helpful! We now have a lovely Dixie and are very excited. It came with metal strings and so I replaced those with new metal strings but I can't help but think these are not the right kind of strings for it. Just wondering what your thoughts are on it?
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Nena
Hi Nena! There are some things to consider in using metal strings. If you're new to fretted instruments, your fingers will get sore very quickly with metal strings. Of course, your fingers will toughen up as time goes by. Also, metal strings will wear the frets down due to the metal on metal. And the frets on the Dixie would not be easily repaired as they cannot be replaced.
ReplyDeleteBut -- you may like the sound of the metal strings, so that could easily override my concerns in the paragraph above :-)
I hope you get a lot of enjoyment from your Dixie!