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Comment by Brian Knox on February 7, 2016 at 12:17pm

cheers Wes, I'm going to make a bunch of these all different I'll post them as they roll of the work bench, and hopefully get better as time goes on, got some nice boxes to use ! cheers Brian London U.K."

Comment by Jim Morris on February 7, 2016 at 10:51am

Thanks AGP! I had made several of these in the past before I was a CBN member and before I documented my builds so I wanted to get some of the stuff videoed. The main thing different from a cigar box instrument is the use of a natural skin head. I've had questions from folks who've watched on youtube so I thought something like this would show that it's really not very hard to use these natural materials. One of my early gourd banjos was a gift to a lady who's a docent at the Museum of African Art in Wash. DC because she told me there was a similar one on display there. That made me feel like like I was doing something right in my quest to make an instrument similar to what might have been played on plantations in the US South.

Comment by AGP # on February 7, 2016 at 10:16am

"Well Done Jim", I have really enjoyed your 3 Vids on 'Making a Gourd Banjo', explaining your building methods etc; the finished product sounds great, and is highlighted by the comments of shane wagstaff, which to my mind, says it all !!!

Comment by Jim Morris on February 7, 2016 at 9:34am

Thanks much Shane. I sure appreciate your kind words!

Comment by Jim Morris on February 7, 2016 at 7:05am

Thanks Wes.

Comment by Jim Morris on February 7, 2016 at 6:32am

Thank you Clock.

Comment by Jim Morris on February 7, 2016 at 6:32am

Thanks Bjorn.

Comment by Clock The Wolf on February 7, 2016 at 6:29am

Gourd danged good!

Comment by Bjorn Damsgaard on February 7, 2016 at 6:18am

Good Gourd, that was really nice and inspiring!

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