They are just for looks. Feel free to remove them so you can drum the head with better technique.

Looks like it came with strings attached.

Banjo strings are a survival tool. Keep a few spares in your backpack so you can use them to make snares if you're lost in the woods and need to get some rabbits. :D

Actually I do keep snare wire for that occasion in my tackle box for when I used to hike in to remote Northern Ontario lakes before we had GPS trail stuff.

Ask a silly question....

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Originally posted by Owen

Geez, looks like everyday's a school day.     I was unfamiliar with the  ^^  name, and had always thought of it as a toy, but apparently 'tain't so!  [A tidbit from following link: Although often mistaken for a toy, it is a genuine musical instrument used in cultural rituals, education, and rhythm-based music.]

  https://www.carvedculture.co.uk/blogs/articles/how-to-play-the-monkey-drum-tutorial?srsltid=AfmBOorzSrKAIvMFMq_ILFiqoEQRUaMvXf5zDdX_46N3axycj5a91fQL#:~:text=Practise%20keeping%20a%20steady%20beat,While%20monkey%20drums%20vary%20in

Considering how  s-l-o-w  my banjo journey [cough, sputter, cough] has been ...................... ???

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some plains indian tribes used them also called spin drums ,, for ceremony and teaching.  pretty smart idea .....

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At close range, also good for waking teenagers at a decent time of the morning 

You have vocal chords to communicate with , A stringed instrument does the same with its strings .

Please, please, please correct your usage!! in the response above, use the 2 words, "...every day..." Use "everyday" as an adjective when describing a person, place, thing, or idea, that is, "nouns."

Like the guy hiding behind the curtain when the husband came home unexpectedly said - everybody's gotta be someplace

I suspect 'tain't could well be another ignominious faux pas.*    

* Dunno whether that should be italicized, or put into quotation marks, or just what.  Guidance mucho appreciated ........ though I'm not saying it'll be adopted/implemented.  

The strings are there to prevent the fretboard from fraying.

If a string breaks when you’re gone, did it make a noise?

if a string breaks in the woods ,, does anybody hear it ? or care ?

Where the h@ll is my post?

Probably in the same black hole as the one I thought I was submitting 5 minutes ago in another thread/forum.