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Five-string banjos

Scope note

Finger-plucked banjos fitted with five strings, four of regular length plus a fifth one positioned below the lowest string, secured by a peg halfway up the neck, on which the melody is played with the thumb while the fingers play accompaniment on the others.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000205209

Broader Terms used

banjos

Equivalent Terms used

five-string banjo

Created

13yrs ago

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