Stacy ... I need your home address or P.O. Box or something.... Got something for you ... not exactly a cookie tin, but something I think you'll use to good...
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anthonyjamesbentley
anthonyjames...
Dec 19, 2005 11:13 am
Maybe this is a little off topic (not a cookie tin), but some time ago I posted details of a simple openback banjo made from odds and ends. It was such a...
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Dave Brown
quahogwi
Dec 19, 2005 3:19 pm
Not off topic at all. I did something similar (see photo albums) when I made a banjo using a wooden salad bowl, upholstery tacks, piece of cast off skin head...
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paul
ukemad
Dec 19, 2005 11:58 pm
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tbarlowt
vansman03
Dec 20, 2005 12:47 am
I've looked at your banjo twice and I am impressed. It just looks like it would sound good. That pot and all the parts are ingenuous. I am also impressed by...
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anthonyjamesbentley
anthonyjames...
Dec 20, 2005 12:20 pm
Thanks for the kind comments. It's appreciated. Added a wav file recording. It's not very good, although I have played a guitar for years I only just started...
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tbarlowt
vansman03
Dec 20, 2005 6:14 pm
I found your sound file. Sounds decent to me! shaky ... From: anthonyjamesbentley To: cookietinbanjo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 5:11 AM ...
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luteyp
Dec 27, 2005 3:44 pm
Hi, I'm a new member and am currently putting together a small 4 string instrument (?mando banjo) using a 6 inch cookie tin and a small canoe paddle handle for...
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Dave Brown
quahogwi
Dec 27, 2005 3:50 pm
... Hm-m-m-m ... gotta be ham can, eh? I'll keep an eye open for one. Dave Brown...
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luteyp
Dec 28, 2005 4:17 pm
The thing about the ham cans is the beautiful pear shape. I bought a little one pound Danish ham and the can is just too cool for words... plus I've read Wayne...
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Don Thompson
buceriasdon8...
Jan 3, 2006 6:52 pm
No sweat, plastic can be our friend. Check out> http://www.geocities.com/tpe123/folkurban/uke/uke.html Think Fluke ukuleles, Ovation guitars and such, yup...
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Patrick Woolery
patrick_woolery
Jan 3, 2006 11:16 pm
I love that Hamdolin in Mother Earth News, too. Wayne Erbsen is such a nut. He has a picture of it in his beginner mandolin book, too. As to where to get...
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anthonyjamesbentley
anthonyjames...
Jan 6, 2006 3:29 pm
I've been trying to find out as much as I can about building banjos on the web and realised it's not easy to find. So I've begun putting together a few pages...
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Shane
cigarboxguitar
Jan 7, 2006 8:35 pm
The Hamdolin plans from Mother Earth News have been scanned and are available for download at the Cigar Box Guitar Forum ...
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luteyp
Jan 11, 2006 4:33 pm
Hi, does anyone have experience with turnbuckles used as tuning pegs? There is a reference to this in the files under tuning peg options (at the bottom) but I...
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Dave Brown
quahogwi
Jan 11, 2006 6:34 pm
... I understand the instruction, I just don't see using them on something as small as a banjo's peg head. On a base or even cello size instrument I can see...
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luteyp
Jan 11, 2006 10:10 pm
Thanks so much for such a clear explanation. The light bulb came on in my brain. I think you're right about the size of the tuner so I'll save it for the...
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Don Thompson
buceriasdon8...
Jan 11, 2006 10:16 pm
Hi, I once used a similar system, but I used the turnbuckles at the end of the instrument, in other words,a headless banjo uke. Unless the scale is very short,...
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Don Thompson
buceriasdon8...
Jan 11, 2006 10:21 pm
Um.....Don`t bother looking for pics in my folder. Seems to be empty. Shrug.......... "Don Thompson" wrote: Hi, I once used a similar system, but I used the...
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Patrick Woolery
patrick_woolery
Jan 12, 2006 2:42 am
If turnbuckles don't fit for you project, there are other options without paying actual money for a "real" tuner. See Wayne Erbsen's article in MEN on his...
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beanfoto2
Jan 12, 2006 3:14 am
This disappearing content act may be due to Yahoo's " New Improved" Group pictures set up. I myself have no pix, but I strongly advise those who do to check ...
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Prince Dolph
prince_dolph6
Jan 12, 2006 10:44 pm
I apologize for my lack of participation, but I have tried to build a cookie tin banjo and a one string diddley bow out of a smaller cookie tin. They both...
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Patrick Woolery
patrick_woolery
Jan 12, 2006 11:58 pm
Honestly, if you are trying to make a cookie tin sound like a Gibson, Deering, or other "real" banjo, you are missing the idea. Cookie tin instruments (and...
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Dave Brown
quahogwi
Jan 13, 2006 1:10 am
First ... what scale length are you making the diddly bow? As for hollowness ... are you keeping the cookie tins covered/closed? Or are they open back...
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MattCrunk@...
mattcrunk
Jan 13, 2006 3:48 am
In a message dated 1/12/2006 5:58:42 P.M. Central Standard Time, patrick_woolery@... writes: Honestly, if you are trying to make a cookie tin sound like...
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Prince Dolph
prince_dolph6
Jan 13, 2006 4:00 am
Well I really didnt expect a Gibson but it just sounded empty, like it was depressed. And actually I have made two cigar box guitars that are full of mojo! I...
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Prince Dolph
prince_dolph6
Jan 13, 2006 4:04 am
The didley bow was a 23 inches (nut to bridge). And both this and the banjo were closed. I didnt punch any sound holes, I will surely keep that in mind next...
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MattCrunk@...
mattcrunk
Jan 13, 2006 5:09 am
In a message dated 1/12/2006 10:01:34 P.M. Central Standard Time, prince_dolph6@... writes: Well I really didnt expect a Gibson but it just sounded...
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AJ
anthonyjames...
Jan 13, 2006 8:31 am
It sounded depressed? That's a hilarious thought! You could work it into a comedy routine. But seriously folks, I wonder if the mournful character is coming...
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billy_freedom1976
billy_freedo...
Jan 13, 2006 1:38 pm
paddle seems like a great idea. i had this idea before i even think the steadman banjo is made with one. as paddles would be easily available to slaves and...
