tuning a banjo

[DukieShane]

Hey guys, I got a nifty electric guitar tuner for christmas...can i use it to tune my banjo? Thanks,
Shane

[bartender40]

with a banjo notes won't ring very steady they kind of quaver so you just have to keep plucking the string to keep it going at the same pitch. there are banjo tuners out there but they're prabably redicoulously priced and i think you can survive with a good guitar tuner