Thursday, July 22, 2010

banjo-paint-can-lid-slide (made of junk)

this is a short summary of my first attempt at making an instrument, from last winter.

Neck: Red Oak (broken library chair)
Body: Paper mache
Pegs/Bridge/Tailpiece: Wood of unknown type
Nut: Pork Bone
Head: Paint can lid
Wood Finish: Tru-Oil gunstock finish
Strings: Leftover acoustic steel guitar strings




















































and a brief demonstration of its tonal qualities...

1 comment:

  1. ah sweet! repost after the ning-catastrophe! I wish I had gotten the stuff about my mom before the lock out. Argh!

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