5 String Cookie Tin Banjo

A short demo of my home made cookie tin banjo. For further information about the building of this or any of my other instruments on youtube, or to order cookie tin/cigar box instruments, contact me via my "Homegrown Guitars" website: http://freespace.virgin.net/cewebb.52/

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Music

Tags:

• banjo
• cookie
• tin
• cigar
• box
• guitar
• blues
• folk
• bluegrass
• roots
• home
• made

[homegrownguitars]

Thanks. If you let me have an email address I can send you some pdf files which may be useful.

[ThePizzahero1]

Great Sound, great look!

I got a question: I also made one, but it sounds a lot less clear Banjo-like like yours. Do you have any tips on that? How can i make it sound better? And im not using a real bridge, its just a piece of wood. Will it propably sound better if i use a real one?

[homegrownguitars]

Hi, and thanks. I think the cutaway section of neck inside the tin and the panel I used to tension front and back make it sound a lot less guitar-like than usual, as does the thin bridge and the fact the the bridge is resting on the unsupported section of tin not in direct contact with the neck.

[doogey9]

just lovely,

todd

[homegrownguitars]

That's the banjo rather than me I presume, lol.

Thanks anyway!

[Hydrilla]

Man, great work! I've watched a million of these cookie tin videos and read info on sites about them until I was cross-eyed. Your design makes the most sense of everything I have read so far, especially the cross bracing on the inside. I'm doing a simple fretless one right now with wooden tension pegs as all 5 tuners, but I'm sure I'll get more elaborate as I go. Thanks again!

[homegrownguitars]

Hi, thanks. Would love to see your fretless banjo once its finished.

[wiiman1397]

Your welcome for the sub! Your ideas are genius!!! Could you please send me the blueprints/layout/PDF for this banjo. (My email is: mygam3srm3@gmail.com)

[nikkodeleon25]

This is incredible. I also really like your shoe box ukulele. By any chance do you have a step by step tutorials or photos of the process for both the banjo and ukulele?

[dness92]

you are a real artist ! :)

[Appalachianbluegras2]

My saying is....Some cheap banjo and guitars and mandolins sound the best then the expensive ones

[H0LL0WBELLY]

sweet tone.

[stickbugg]

Very very nice video. I'm working on my first cookie tin banjo, but am crossing my fingers that it will be playable. I think your video was helpful.

[philxbx]

Sounds blooming great!! I'm off to buy some biscuits!!