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"Nice 2-stringer. One thing you might try on a later build is to have the two stings…" Rand Moore replied Feb 5, 2015 to Reds Wicked Apple canjo	8	Aug 14, 2016 Reply by TN Twang
"Hi All, I wrote the above maybe 3 years ago. Since then I have completed a lot of o…" Rand Moore replied Apr 4, 2014 to Circular hole tuner design	10	Apr 4, 2014 Reply by Rand Moore
"Hi Hillbilly, How did your cookie tin build(s) turn out? I visited your page to vie…" Rand Moore replied Apr 4, 2014 to cookie tin banjo (tinjo)	1	Apr 4, 2014 Reply by Rand Moore
"Hi Jabes, That's a beauty. Yes, get back into building, by all means! -Rand." Rand Moore replied Apr 4, 2014 to The Cookie Tin Variety: a community image bank	37	Dec 27, 2022 Reply by Keith Zorn
"I use a nail and a hammer and punch a bunch of holes in an elongated "X" pattern the…" Rand Moore replied Jan 31, 2014 to Overthinking a simple cookie tin ?	7	Jan 31, 2014 Reply by PKB
"Hi Mario, So, essentially you want to use the lower half of the brass water "bottle…" Rand Moore replied Nov 26, 2013 to brass canjo/cbg	7	Nov 28, 2013 Reply by Mario Poggio
"I was using zip ties for my early canjos, too. They work fairly well, but they dampe…" Rand Moore replied Sep 26, 2012 to The Can	10	Sep 26, 2012 Reply by Rand Moore
"I don't build canjos much anymore (I prefer 3-stringers), but when I did, I found cu…" Rand Moore replied Sep 1, 2012 to Cans for the Canjo	7	Sep 26, 2012 Reply by rusty case
"Hi Paul. The string size depends a bit on the scale length (VSL) and a bit on what…" Rand Moore replied Jan 11, 2012 to Altoid-tars: a community image bank	17	Jan 11, 2012 Reply by Rand Moore
"Hi All, Canjos are a great instrument for both beginner players and builders due to…" Rand Moore replied Dec 27, 2011 to Never have, but plan too!	7	Sep 5, 2012 Reply by rusty case

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Canjo Tablatures

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Can Cutting

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1st Electric Canjo Build

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Reds Wicked Apple canjo

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Chromatic fretting.

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Strings: Materials, Techniques, Sound, Etc.

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Circular hole tuner design

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cookie tin banjo (tinjo)

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Overthinking a simple cookie tin ?

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brass canjo/cbg

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Can Orientation

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Scale length and bridge

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Attaching the Can

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Loudness Versus Scale Length

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Rand Moore's Discussions (803)

"Nice 2-stringer. One thing you might try on a later build is to have the two stings…"

"Hi All, I wrote the above maybe 3 years ago. Since then I have completed a lot of o…"

"Hi Hillbilly, How did your cookie tin build(s) turn out? I visited your page to vie…"

"Hi Jabes, That's a beauty. Yes, get back into building, by all means! -Rand."

"I use a nail and a hammer and punch a bunch of holes in an elongated "X" pattern the…"

"Hi Mario, So, essentially you want to use the lower half of the brass water "bottle…"

"I was using zip ties for my early canjos, too. They work fairly well, but they dampe…"

"I don't build canjos much anymore (I prefer 3-stringers), but when I did, I found cu…"

"Hi Paul. The string size depends a bit on the scale length (VSL) and a bit on what…"

"Hi All, Canjos are a great instrument for both beginner players and builders due to…"

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