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Guitjo
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The guitjo or banjitar or ganjo is a six-string banjo with the neck of a guitar. It is tuned like a guitar and can be played by guitarists who desire the sound of a banjo. It was popular in the jazz and swing music of the 1920s.
12-string banjos are also made by the Deering Banjo Company.[1]
An introduction to the 6 and 12-String Banjo can be found at Mystic West Products. [2]
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