One of the most common questions we receive here at the factory is which set of banjo strings to buy. To make it easier to find the answer in one spot, we have created a string chart with type of strings, gauges, and tunings. We hope this will make your choices much easier!
| DEERING STRING CHART | |||
| Banjo Model | Deering package | String gauges | Tuning(5th to 1st)/(4th to 1st/ |
| 6th to 1st) | |||
| Goodtime 5-strings | Light gauge | 10,11,13,21w,10 | G D G B D |
| Upper line 5-string | Light gauge | 10,11,13,21w,10 | G D G B D |
| (including long neck) | Medium gauge | 10,12,16,24W,10 | G D G B D |
| Terry Baucom banjo | Hand-packed | 11,11,13,20,11 | G D G B D |
| Tenbrooks Saratoga, | Hand-packed | 11,12,13,22w,11 | G D G B D |
| Legacy, Jens Kruger | |||
| Plectrum 4-strings | Hand-packed | 10,12,16,24 | C G B D |
| 19-fret tenor | Standard tenor | 10,16,24w,30w | C G D A /D G B E-guitar tuning) |
| 17-fret tenor | Irish tenor | 12,16,24w,36w | G D A E |
| 6-string acoustic | Elixer light gauge | 10,14,23,30,39,47, | E A D G B E |
| phospher bronze | |||
| ball end guitar strings | |||
| 6-string acoustic/electric Kavanajo | Dunlop electric | 10 13 17 26 36 48 | E A D G B E |
| steel guitar strings | |||
| 12-string acoustic | commercial light gauge | 10 10 14 14 23 08 30 12 39 47 27 | E A D G B E |