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Canjo building question

OK, I want to try a banjo, even a cheap one is $250 so enter the CANJO

The ones Ive seen sound pretty good, so I went to the craft store and found what i think is an interesting cookie tin that MAY offer and interesting idea:

If you look at the 1st pic, its a typical can with typical possibility. From the builders Ive read a lot use the "bottom" so that they can take the "top" off for maintenance and other sounds.

HOWEVER looking poc 2 this tin actually has a lid that is "cut out" and has a mylar insert

isnt that what most traditional banjos use for their tops?

ANyone see any good or bad ideas with using the can top with the mylar as my banho head?

Obviously the mylar wont be as stretched as tight as a normal banjo and theres no way to tighten it, but anyone else have other ideas?

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Jim Morris on January 31, 2014 at 6:35am

Here's one I built on a rectangular tin. Pretty banjo sounding but I like the round tins better for banjos.

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Permalink Reply by Jerome Hess on January 31, 2014 at 8:06am

I agree the round look better

although I did see a pretty LARGE square tin that looked nice...

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Permalink Reply by Reeds Taylor on January 31, 2014 at 10:33am

This was my 2nd build....I changed it to a deeper can. and it sounds like a banjo somewhat, but my fav sounding build for a banjo... is my dog dish reso

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