Sometimes, it works out

Of late, I have been showing up at jams, song circles, and what we would, in my youth, have called "singing gatherings" with the 6-string banjo and the 9-string parlor guitar.

[ If it's a strict Bluegrass or Old-Time event, I either go as part of the appreciative audience or I bring an entirely conservative 6-string acoustic guitar. Having said that, I have found an encouraging decrease in the number of "Bluegrass Police" or "More Old-timey than thou" types.]

Given that the bulk of people showing up for these events are either guitar or 5-string banjo players, the different sound quality of my two instruments seems to work very neatly. More of this anon, dear friends.