"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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WOW!!!! That makes me want to learn how to play fiddle!
That's a beaut! I'd love to hear how it sounds.
It's like that tin was designed for CBG use, beautiful, definitely a top 3 contender.
I put a quick clip together, recorded off an ipad so quality is only ok, sorry.
here's a link to it.
nice carving!
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