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One of our worst fights we ever had was when I “pushed” her into us buying a boat.
20 years later she cried her eyes out when I sold it.
We also had to push her mom to get on a boat.
Her mom...

It does not.

Keep in mind she may think she is being heard more than she really is.

Ah, I see where your coming from. Thanks for your clarification.

It’s a small, no resonator tenor banjo. She is not playing claw hammer or Scruggs on 5 string with a resonator. She is not playing rhythm. She is playing melody on it. It’s a very sweet sounding...

foldedpath nailed it. That’s exactly the sort of thing that happens.

You can’t expect some people to just jump in and whale on it, as some have suggested.

She has NOT been in a group for 4...

Ah a few folks get it.

So far I like:

idea of a private monitor is great.

The hat.

And some ear monitor with a Mic.

We’ve been working on that.

The best place to learn that is with a band.

Even as you learn to back off what you can keep up with, you make mistakes.

She has not learned it’s ok to screw...

We quieted it down enough so she felt comfortable.

Yes of course. It was to much when the rest played for her to hear.

If it’s “normal” volume she WILL NOT PLAY IT, Period.

She can absolutely play in these 2 bands. But she has zero self-confidence.

I think this is partly a guy vs girl thing. I thinks guys are more willing to risk embarrassing themselves and knows it...

Both good ideas. I like the hat one.

But tipping the banjo away, no way, for a more experienced player sure, move it around.
For her, that would change what she is comfortable with, way to much....

Uhm because she loves it and was inspired by music she listened to to get one and learn it.

I highly expect the Mandolin will have the exact same issue for her, which is why I asked here.

You didn’t read the question. There is no problem making it loud enough. It does not have a resonator nor does it need one.

She will never have it all down cold, up to tempo, especially without exposing herself to playing with others.

I know exactly where she is coming from, and it's very easy to control volume with a...

This really applies to my wife playing Tenor Banjo but we just ordered a Eastman 914 and I expect this same issue will continue. So I'm curious what suggestions folks might have. I did post this on...

This is not for bluegrass. It will be for old time jams, Irish jams and Contra dances.

Everything I've read and listened to, tells me get an oval hole one.

Turns out the 804 fell through, but I...

Yes, I plan to have action set low.

Thanks for the suggestions.

My wife plays Tenor Banjo in GDAE and I play fiddle.

We bought a used Eastman 804 to play around with.

She's really worried about how hard it is to press the strings.

Can some folks...