I've been experimenting with shrinking PETE 1 plastic for use as banjo heads so I decided to do a little banjo using as much recycled stuff as I could. The p...

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Comment by Keith Rearick on April 16, 2014 at 8:27am

Amazing sound for something that small. Your in the groove, don't stop now.

Comment by Chris Carlson on April 16, 2014 at 8:10am
That's a nice CHIMEY little thing! Great job!
Comment by Denny on April 16, 2014 at 6:49am

Awesome Jim!

Comment by RTZGUITARS on April 16, 2014 at 6:26am

experiment success wow. What a great travel instrument loud small just awesome. You just knock down another wall in the quest for volume in these type of instrument. This is not a alternative it may be the go too. 

Comment by SlowHound on April 16, 2014 at 6:13am

Old Timey Goodness. That's sound oh so fine! Looks really cool too.

Comment by Uncle John on April 16, 2014 at 5:17am

Jim, you inspired me to pick up a pie pan banjo and take it out to the shop.  Strings need lowered a bit.  

Hey, your plastic  head method would  likely work fine with a square or rectangular frame.   Might be kind of neat that way.

Comment by Uncle John on April 16, 2014 at 5:04am

Shrinking Pete!   Pretty cool, Jim.   Like the headstock, head and the whole thing.  And you sure can play it.   Even looks like you lost a few pounds doing the roof work.   So much volume for such a small head.  (the banjer).

Comment by Jim Morris on April 16, 2014 at 4:27am

I was as surprised as anyone when it actually worked, turtlehead! Now I'm on a quest for some larger pieces of this plastic.

Comment by turtlehead on April 16, 2014 at 4:17am

It works!  Excellent sound from such a small head.  Fun fun fun...

Comment by Jim Morris on April 16, 2014 at 3:42am

Thanks Nancy! The dumpster diving cat is just glad I found an alternate material for banjo heads!

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