Cookie Tin Banjo

[ferret8001]

Nice work! Going a little sharp though.

[graigmabbitrocks]

i would have spray painted the can black

[xenos60]

@graigmabbitrocks you monster

[garyjfoster]

pretty awesome

[MsAlien911]

I have an identical tin!! OMG (big plans hatching). Very cool man.

[theconcreteguitar]

Thats great, well done man. I love these improvised home made guitars and banjos. I have created a concrete guitar, if you have chance please visit my channel, I'm conducting a sound comparison test between my concrete guitar and a solid bodied wooden guitar, and would appreciate as much feedback as possible. Thanks!

[TawnyKay]

Whoa! That's just lovely and it sounds darn good! I'm impressed!

[goreri]

your lowest string seems to be a bit out of tune when you play the first chord, but it is in tune when you play the second chord, where the lowest string is an open string. I think you should check if your bridge is at the right spot.

[iamelvisman68]

wow.. might as well throw a fifth string on it.. sounds way like a banjo.. lol i like it

[orpingtondood]

how comes you can have a 4 string banjo i never understood that im sure it would mess with picking tunes

[moosemanis23]

@orpingtondood a four sting (also called a tenor banjo or an irish banjo) is a pretty common type of banjo. it has its own tuning

[potjemetbloemetjes]

beautifull

[potjemetbloemetjes]

beautifull

[Robin18us]

How wide is the neck at the nut? It sure looks wide on the video.

[brainstewX]

The audio of this vid is kinda tinny.

;)

[namaste53]

this is awesome! sounds great as well. do you know if the neck was made or bought from a guitar store?

[MGdirector]

Nice looking!

[Hikikomori013]

I've also started making my own ebony out of red oak from Home Depot. It looks good if you follow the instructions.

I'm also experimenting with red oak frets. It's amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care how a professional instrument is built.

[deernardz]

that's an awesome cookie banjo but what I really want to know is where you got that awesome shirt

[nebraskaprochaska10]

hey can u send me a email on how u made it or just a message to my account cuz i really wanna know how to make it and dont have the money to buy a real one

[ray8up]

so cool!

[FlatfootJohnny]

sweet, looks and sounds great...have a look at mine if you get the chance...all the best

[JohnnyGrass]

That's really cool and has a unique sound to it. Nice work!

[niceoboe]

Oh wow. That's a neat banjo--and that IS a wonderful cookie tin. I really liked the neck.

[jkproductions]

thats a nice piece of work

[mechaghostman2]

Nice unique tone to it.

[myothernamewastaken2]

That is beautiful.

[stillhere666]

yea your missing a string its not a banjo im sorry and you must not actually know how to play the banjo..... nice try though

[NuG919]

its a tenor banjo

[captainkitsch]

Oh, for goodness' sake... let's just say it's a banjo! :-)

[boogerman888]

Irish banjos only have 4 strings.

[adambomb479]

yea your missing some common banjo knowledge. A tenor banjo has four strings. . . . . . . . . nice try at being negative though

[survivalofone]

That's an amazing piece of handiwork you've got there. I'm of the opinion that a bango, uke, or guitar made with improvised parts like oilcans, gascans, and cookie tins has a lot more character and soul than the common mass-produced clones that are so prevalent these days. Good job!

[LLJJEEYY]

hey man if you havent heard . check out Cigar Box nation

[pisspot7]

popular wood is light but it isnt the best choice good sound tho

[pokkatokbukit]

good stuff...... put some pick-up then play it with distortion........rock on dude..

[aniver02]

this is a banjo not a frkn guitar, if it were to b played with distortion it wud sound terrible lolz it'd disgrace the banjo.

[joejumps4fun]

put on some finger picks and play it like a real banjo!! Got any cookies left in that tin? :)

[psychodelicdragon]

pretty cool instrument!!!  :)

[g3test]

Neat video.

[Keijz74]

Cute and it sounds good. What will be next? I really am curious. I dare you to build a TeleCookie (r) or a Bass cookie!

[CynicalSquid]

I like the shape that you made the back of the neck. Good job, and nice playing.

[Deiiicious]

I know this banjo! It hangs in our guest room! Hi, Jeff!

[jdelfield]

Well Deiiicious, you must be Mrs. Push. I hope it's getting some play time too.

Hope yer well - Jeff

[tbarlowt]

That is one of the best cookie tin banjos I've seen. Good sound. Realy like the neck shape and the headstock.

vans

[jdelfield]

Thanks for the compliments. I was pleased with the sound and headstock too.

[irishghetto]

That truly is a beautiful cookie tin. Love Banjo's!!

[jdelfield]

I appreciate all comments, but especially the compliments. Thanks - Jeff

[jdelfield]

rpeek said:

I've got a cookie tin I'm saving to make a banjo out of. Did you make that neck? Good job!

[jdelfield]

I made the neck, yes. It's poplar with an oak fretboard.  Glad you like it.

[xPsycho2481x]

well, this is more than i was expecting from o.O

your banjo lokks really great and it sounds even better! do you have an instruction or something to share? i wanna build my own ;-)

[jdelfield]

Thanks for the compliment. I don't really have instructions, sorry. There is a yahoo group dedicated to cookie tin banjos, though. They have lots of pictures, information and advice there.

[TehBunners]

this is so cool! what kind of tailpiece is that?

[jdelfield]

Thanks for the compliment.

The tailpiece was a round fancy napkin holder I found at a thrift store. Its aluminum and I used regular tin snips to take it a part and shape it to a tailpiece. I've used the same thing a a couple cigar box guitars too.

[daleyboyuke]

hi can you tell me what wood you used for the neck and fret board thanks

[jdelfield]

The neck is made from poplar and the fret board is oak with an ebony stain.

[alei999]

that is cool banjulele! congratulations sir