cigar box banjo

Just made this little jewel, and trying it out.

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Music

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• cigar box banjo
• 5-string banjo
• clawhammer
• clawhammer banjo
• cigar box 5-string
• home made instrument

[jeffreyned]

Excellent sound and video! Could you tell me the fret board length and gauge of strings you are using?

[rpeek]

@jeffreyned Not really. It's an old tenor banjo converted to a 5 string. Probably medium strings. I prefer D adario but don't know if I had them on this one or not.

[frogsoda]

Cigar Box or not. You make that instrument sound sweet.

[rpeek]

@frogsoda Thank You!

[cat2972]

hello sir i have a question a fiddle friend of mine wants a tenor banjo how much would you charge to make a gas or oil can tenor banjo?

[rpeek]

@cat2972 Unfortunately I don't make them to order. Once in a while I'll sell one I've already made. Don't have anything available right now, but am thinking of making a couple during the winter if I can. I usually get around $250 for one of mine.

[rpeek]

@brummeister1 Yea, we're lucky these days.. Them smart young Doctors can fix us up, after we break ourselves... so we can still play banjer.. hahaha.

[brummeister1]

Great playin! Would never know them hands had surgery done. :)

[jrose0612]

That is so cool!

[fkntrkr]

its sad that has better tone than my old global--but i have fake fur --it works!--now if i can forget my guitar pickin finner stuff-and do like that

[toddlilienthal]

Yep, the song is John Hardy. Some great bluegrass versions of it out there too. Nice work.