Cut off anything that isn't a banjo. Make the shape comfy - round off the corners, blend the different sections together, etc. On mine, the Neck was 19" from the Nut (the top part by the tuners) to the cookie-tin, and the 5th string's last fret was 663 mm from the Nut (with the tuner peg a bit above that).

Here's a great sounding banjo you can build in a few hours. It's a lot lighter and a little quieter than a regular banjo. It's based on the traditional folk instruments seen in "Foxfire Volume Three". I had an ornate poplar bedpost handy so I made a neck out of that. We've already got the hard part done. made our tuning pegs in part 3.

Here's a tutorial that shows you how to make it into a 3-string banjo. I hope someone finds inspiration and builds their own. Why not?

In the following instructions, we explain how we made our two banjos. Except the tools every other supply we found it on Amazon. The first step was measuring everything; the plank of wood (to make the neck long enough), and the cookie tin (to make the 3D printed box the same size).

2024年5月28日 · Nights spent around the campfire aren't quite complete without a banjo, and this DIY version can be constructed from an upcycled cookie tin (or box) and a few junk drawer staples. Supplies: Vintage cookie tin, cigar box, or cardboard box; Paint; Tuning screws; Hot glue gun and Sticks ; Wooden beads ; Rubber bands; Cardboard ; Wooden craft ...

2012年6月22日 · How to Build a Cookie Tin Banjo. You don't build a banjo out of a cookie tin because you're looking to add a professional-quality instrument to your stable of banjos. You build one of these unusual musical instruments because you like the idea of playing an instrument you built with your own two hands.

One can build a full-sized Cookie Tin Banjo, but I chose to build a short scale banjo. The banjo is a "neck-through" design. The cookie tin forms the body and acts as a resonator. Click here for detailed neck images. The neck/body is from a flatsawn 1x3 poplar board from a home improvement store.

RECYCLED 3-STRING BANJO ***** Materials used in construction include: - A 7 1/4" diameter (or so) cookie-tin. - A bit less than 7 1/4" diameter piece of 1/8" plywood. My favorite source of this material is from old discarded doors. Hobby shops sell or can order small pieces of this plywood for a few dollars.

2008年12月10日 · In particular, one fella talked about making a cookie tin banjo. I had 4 cookie tins in my office that I saved after we emptied them last Christmas which seemed perfect for the job. So, since I had one insignificant piece of junk I needed, I …

2010年12月22日 · While editing How & Why, our latest DIY guide for the next apocalypse, Matte Resist’s instructions for building musical instruments gave me the push to try it out myself—and build a fretless banjo from a cookie tin.