Tennis Racquet Banjo Ukulele

[IGOROZKARSKY]

 VERY NICE......INDEED !

[caquimay]

0:16 omg it's a toilet

[mrjonthehat]

I made a Tennis Racquel Banjo following Dennis Havlena's instructions two years ago (on youtube - Scottish Tennis Racquet Banjo) You have inspired me to fit a headstock and fingerboard to the racquet I just bought ! Compliments, applause and respect for a great build !

[ragtagbag]

@mrjonthehat

Thanks for the kind words. I look forward to see your new project!

[TimeForLaughter]

what was the song played at the start?

[ragtagbag]

@TimeForLaughter

It's a little ditty that I wrote.

[TimeForLaughter]

@ragtagbag thats a good song :) wish i could get it on itunes



[ragtagbag]

@TimeForLaughter

Just to be perfectly clear, you are talking about the song before the tennis ball part, right? If you send me your email address in a youtube message, I'll record a version of it and email it to you.

[TimeForLaughter]

@ragtagbag yes the one before the tennis ball. i would love the song please email it :) thank you

[mrcatfacefrog]

@ragtagbag was that first one on a guitar or another tennis? they are both really neat melodies.

[ragtagbag]

@mrcatfacefrog

Thanks! Both of the songs were played on the tennis racquet. I wrote the first one and the second one is based on the intro of a Modest Mouse song.

[juliannevillecorrea]

cool very cool... thanks for video ..

[pablopixies]

amazing!!!

[hangloose301]

hell yea Im liking the modest mouse:)

[karaann123]

how much do these go for? I actually have an old racquet that I need made into one :) up for it?

[ragtagbag]

@karaann123

I just sent you some etsy links with instruments that are similar to this.

[feelingproject]

Excellent!!! Art without Style is not Art..

[musiclover7513]

where do u get those fret boards???

[ragtagbag]

@musiclover7513

It is a mandolin fretboard from Stewart-Macdonald (an online luthier supplier). I trimmed it to size because they come about 2 inches wide.

[musiclover7513]

@ragtagbag That's amazing!!! Do you ever sell these things???

[ragtagbag]

@musiclover7513

I sent you a message with a link to a similar one that I am selling.

[BONGOGIPSY]

Amazing my friend!!! i'm making one out of aluminum racket i have,gracias amigo y un abrazo chileno from canada.

[ragtagbag]

@BONGOGIPSY

That sounds cool. You should upload a video when it's done.

[DeweyKentM]

I want this uke sooooooo bad!!!!!! Wanna sell it to me?????

[ragtagbag]

@DeweyKentM

I sent you a message with a link to a similar one that I am selling.

[JJeezy1231]

are you dead or are you sleeping?

[ragtagbag]

@JJeezy1231

I'm glad somebody recognized the tune.

[dhavlena]

Very neat -- good job!!

Dennis Havlena

[ragtagbag]

@dhavlena

Thanks. 

[kissing88]

pure genius. as a kid, many of us play a tennis racquet pretending its a banjo. you made that childhood fantasy come true

[NotoriousElderly0]

Lol, your DIY instruments are awesome. Any further plans to make a stringed instrument out of a common object?

[ragtagbag]

@NotoriousElderly0

Someone gave me a vintage metal bedpan. It’s been done before, but I’m using it to make a tenor ukulele.

[alvadrive42]

nice !

[david99soad]

cool!! XD