Dojo (instrument)

Dojo (instrument)
String instrument
Classification string
Hornbostel–Sachs classification321.322
(Necked box lutes)
Related instruments
Dobro-guitar, Banjo

The dojo is a hybrid instrument designed as a cross between the Dobro-style guitar and the bluegrass banjo.[1] The body and resonator are like the Dobro, while it is strung like a five-string banjo. The tunings and fingerings are also just like a banjo. The intention in creating the dojo was to give banjoists the opportunity to get a completely different sound without having to learn fingerings for an entirely new instrument.[2] Dojos have a much more mellow sound than a banjo, and plucked notes are sustained longer due to the resonator.[3]

  1. ^ "The banjo family". www.blues-banjo.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.
  2. ^ "Dojo by Gold Tone". GoldTone. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.
  3. ^ "Gold Tone Dobro Banjo Dojo". Folk of the Wood. 2007-03-13. Archived from the original on 2008-06-21.