Bass banjo
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There are multiple instruments referred to as a bass banjo. The first to enter real production was the five-string cello banjo, tuned one octave below a five-string banjo. This was followed by a four-string cello banjo, tuned CGDA in the same range as a cello or mandocello, and modified upright bass versions tuned EADG. More recently, true bass banjos, tuned EADG and played in conventional horizontal fashion have been introduced.
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Other names | Cello banjo, Banjocello |
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Classification | String instrument (plucked) |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.322-5 |
Developed | Late 19th century |
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