The original Banjo was 3 stringed and looked like this:  Okay Corky, sure why not, I'll take your word for it:rolleyes: They had nothing that looked even remotely similar to that instrument in your little picture back in Africa, all they had were the little pieces of junk I showed you. Give it up man. You've got nothing.  The original banjo looked something more like this   http://www.oldtimebanjo.com/images/O...ks%20banjo.jpg  And a White man is who made it look like that, those things the Blacks had were pieces of junk. Go check out the link to that site I left you, you ask for an expert's opinion and I give you one, he agrees with me on the banjo. And guess what? He's a Brooklyn Jew, and still says the Banjo comes from ancient Egyptian lutes. That's where the Blacks picked it up from, just like bongo drums, the Egyptians created bongo drums and they eventually filtered down to the savages in the jungle. Truth hurts huh. You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! lol...