u/something_akin

so i am trying to learn banjo completely from youtube videos(no banjo teachers exist at where i live). i started with bluegrass but after many people claiming clawhammer is better for beginners i am trying to learn both of them. however i progress much faster with bluegrass than clawhammer. i have a couple questions for anyone who can spare some time;

note: i normally play piano, banjo is my first experience with stringed instruments.

1. i can play cripple creek with picks/bluegrass but fail to play it when i try to do it bareback(clawhammer). i use the same tab so do i need to find a clawhammer cripple creek tab? does tabs change that much between styles?

2. people manage to make very clean/no buzz sounds, my strokes are inconsistent and sometimes produce buzzing sounds, how i can fix it? i watched jim pankey and try to replicate his hand movement but i have no idea whether my way is right or wrong. i asked a few guitar tutors about hitting the strings with the back of nails but what they show me is very different than what people do in clawhammer banjo tutorials

3. i am going mad over people doing those percussion/tap/drum sounds they make when playing clawhammer. i love that mixed, a bit chaltic sound but i can do that only when i am hitting 1st string. how you guys manage to do that with all the strings? i hit all strings when i try to do that when i am not supposed to.

4. should i completely drop trying to learn both the methods at the same time and focus on bluegrass first?

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hey guys i made a diy strap adjustor for a banjo but don't know how to end it with a solid knot bcs i know nothing about knots 👉👈🫪 i don't even know what to search so decided to ask you guys.

i need to knot the ends of shoe lace. rn now i melted them together with a lighter but it looks ugly so i will cut it and redo again with a new shoe lace.

i converted a guitar strap for my banjo. i couldn't detect any sound change so it felt ok to use it like this but wanted to get you guys' opinions as well. is it ok to use a strap like this for long term?

i intertwined a nylon shoe lace around struts, it feels very firm and comfortable. leather of the guitar strap is also feels very robust i don't think shoe lace can manage to tear it apart.

edit: i wanted to add beforehand that; yes i need to cut the lace if i wanted to replace/remove the strap 🫪 i melted the ends of knots with a lighter for good measure

noticed a tiny crack on my banjo, i can't hear any change in sound but is this ok? do i need to do something? i think this was already cracked in store before i bought but cant say for sure as i didn't checked for cracks or antthing else while buying as i didn't know what to check for ;(

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no skill, no experience, no idea what i'm doing, not even touched a recorder in me life, full of confidence. i saw myself playing banjo in a dream previous week and after searching for a week found this in a small back alley vendor, i don't even know what brand is this.

after some research i learnt that banjo is very rare in my country, there is literally no instructor or club exists in my town, therefore i need to learn banjo all myself. how? 👉👈🫪 please send help im scared 😨