John Pearse Banjo 5 String Nickel D Tuning, .012 - .024star rating 5J.G. SilvaAugust 14, 2009A great inexensive string with lots of punch. These strings are well balanced and give the instrument a very 'plunky' buoyant tone that carries across the stage very well. Be careful, though, these are heavier strings for dropped tunings on the banjo, so don't go cranking them up to 'G' tuning; you may snap your banjo!