Cookie Tin Banjo "The Ways of Man"

Quick test of my Short scale cookie tin banjo with dulcimer fret layout-some folks call this a dulcijo. I stretched the top of the cookie tin into more of a ...

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Comment by Wade on July 31, 2016 at 2:39am
Thanks Derek!
Comment by Derek Rose on July 30, 2016 at 4:07pm

Good performance, cool build.

Comment by Wade on July 29, 2016 at 12:05pm

Thank you Darryl and Dave. I have a banjo that is almost finished using the same idea - just a longer scale.

Comment by Dave Lynas on July 28, 2016 at 11:31pm
Nice play, song, the works. Thanks!
Comment by Darryl Tuttle on July 28, 2016 at 7:59pm

great sound, ignore my earlier comments asking for a video of your build...good job on the build, and playing/singing

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on July 28, 2016 at 8:18am

Sounded awesome. Great country sound. I know nothing about country music other than what the Blues Brothers sang in the movie but I know I enjoyed that. Great great great job. Great. Thanks for sharing this.

Comment by Wade on July 28, 2016 at 1:58am
Thanks Matthew and Unc. I was going for the half a Gibson look on the headstock since I can't afford half a Gibson;)
Comment by Matthew Borczon on July 28, 2016 at 12:51am

lovely build and you have a great voice.

Comment by Uncle John on July 28, 2016 at 12:39am

Very nice old timey sound and playing.  Oh, nice vocals and song too.  I like this a lot.  You even got the head stock almost symmetrical!  ;)

Comment by Jim Morris on July 27, 2016 at 11:40am

Yeah man, they're a great band. A couple of years ago one of our semi local guys, Chance McCoy, started playing with them and I hope to see them live sometime.

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