2017 "Kick The Can" Build-Off contest - Canjos, Tin Can Guitars

"Come on, brothers and sisters, KICK OUT THE CANS!"  

For our final build-off contest of 2017, we're looking for your best canjos, cookie tin banjos and any other playable stringed instrument made from discarded metal containers.  It can have one string wired to a tin can or it could be a full size harp made from an outdoor propane tank!  The more creative, the better.

Here's the details:

Contest runs Nov. 16 - Dec. 20, 2017

Prizes:  $100 C. B. Gitty Gift Certificate for 1st place, $50 Gitty gift certificate for second and $25 gift certificate for third.

Judges:  Shane Speal, Ben "Gitty," Glenn Watt and Farley Andresen

How to Enter:

1.  In the comments section below, post up to three (3) photos and one (1) video of your entry.

2.  Add a one (1) paragraph description with your photo entry.

3.  Shake, stir, repeat.  (Yes, you can submit more than one entry!)

4.  Submissions that won previous Cigar Box Nation contests are ineligible.  

Need inspiration?  Here's Wesseh to show you how it's done...

Note:  This is the official contest entry page.  Do not use this page to post comments about other submissions.

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Tasty Michael

Well I'm not a competition guy normally, but what the heck.

My contribution is this Anzac biscuit tin CBG. Pretty self explanatory I think. I pictured it on a big "tin can" to make it eligible.

A tribute to those who died fighting for Australia.

Cheers Taff 

Nice, all can types qualify according to rules, but, 3 photos and a video, not 5 photos, no one else has over limit, I'd edit if you can so you don't get disqualified. If they're that picky.

Oops I did not see that......l also did not write a paragraph, send a video or or enter more than once.
Like I said I'm not a competition guy. Thanks for the heads up and good luck to all the others.
Tafff

I'm sure they will edit it for you, we're not supposed to comment on entries either, but we can't help ourselves lol, but they clean it up at contest end.

This guitar is built from an olive oil can. Sprayed white with custom decal. Oak neck and walnut fingerboard. 25" scale GDG. Mini humbucker with volume.

It is set up perfectly and plays like a dream. 

 I made the Tiddley Bow a while ago (2013 ?).  Haven't seen it since we moved house, which I suppose is the problem with small things :-)

This is a soprano uke made from a very old baby blue tin which used to have bandages in it. I've had the rosewood for the fretboard for about six years, waiting for the right project! It's properly tiny.

Hi there Shane! This is the BCB Entry for the Compitition!
Its a Original Cigar Tin (1920) from the south of Holland,a city called Valkenswaard.I made a Mahogany Neck on it its got 3 Strings,tuned EBE or GDG,got a Lemon sqeezer for a string holder,a custom made bridge(arched),slotted open tuner Head,and a color wax job,got it ready late last night and like to enter it for the Compitition,kind greeeettssszz A.D.Eker Holland.

Forgot to say that the Fretboard is maranti, a hard tropical wood, on the BCB Build Greetssz A.D.

The Fisher Boy - made by Jeff Reilly 2017 from a 1950s MacRobinson's Chocolate tin and Tasmanian Oak neck, coffee and tobacco stained, hand-painted and decorated with fishing tackle accents - fishing lure guitar strap holder - mexican blanket sound-hole cover - 25" scale fretted - custom eagle machine heads - 27ml piezo disc - 250k pot - 1/4" jack - tuned to GDG.

https://youtu.be/rtJJq5virSs

cant seem to get to entry (photo) section??????

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