Skillet Good and Greasy on Recycled Plastic Head Banjo

Pete 1 plastic from a cheesecake package for the head. Checkerboard design pot with a cherry neck. Skillet Good and Greasy is an old song I learned from the ...

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Comment by Jim Morris on July 28, 2016 at 1:20am

Thanks Lane.

Thanks pick.

Comment by Uncle John on July 28, 2016 at 12:35am

Now do 'I'll Fly Away.'

Comment by Uncle John on July 28, 2016 at 12:34am

Good looking and sounding ban Joe.  Ahh, good song and performance.

Comment by the anonymous pick on July 27, 2016 at 6:03pm

;-D

Comment by Maddog on July 27, 2016 at 4:23pm

Damn fine Jim! Love the checkerboard! 

And my God you have big fly's out east!!! 

Comment by Derek Rose on July 27, 2016 at 3:59pm

Beautiful build - love the checkerboard! Sounds fantastic and you play and sing this so well!

Comment by Wade on July 27, 2016 at 3:34pm
I have a few X-rays that I may try using as a banjo head. I wonder if they shrink under some heat like some other plastics do.
Comment by Lane Martin on July 27, 2016 at 2:58pm
Great looking build and it sounds great.
Comment by Jim Morris on July 27, 2016 at 2:29pm

Thanks Wade. This one turned out purty good.

Comment by Wade on July 27, 2016 at 2:12pm

That is awesome Jim. I knew it would sound like a banjo, but it sounds like a really good banjo-slighlty more mellow which I like with the vocals.

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