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Comment by Seasick Mick on January 20, 2014 at 11:04am

Hullo Guys n' Gals.A small question,please.When taking the string through the bottom of a can such as a Coke can or similar,do you use a insert of some description in the string hole in the can as I imagine  taking a string,especially a nylon one through the hole may chafe it and cause it to fray?....

Comment by Seasick Mick on January 12, 2014 at 11:24am

Thanks for the info,guys.Appreciated...

Comment by David Bowes on January 12, 2014 at 11:11am

I am no expert but used the high e string form a set of standard set  guitar strings tuned it to b. Also used dulcimer feting.

Comment by Corbie on January 12, 2014 at 11:07am

Cans are expendable, if one doesn't work you toss it with no remorse. I know what you all are thinking, just let the can go. These things are so cheap to make, just start again by setting the old neck on another can. For strings you can use pretty mutch any, each has it's own trait for tunning. I pick up used strings, once I asked Rex Fowler from Aztec Two Step for a string he broke on stage. I also remodel and repair homes for a living and I find a lot of old beer cans stuffed in the walls, the last was a six pack of Bud's from the early 70's. Find old cans from garage sales and places like that. When you find that your comfortable with your build then throw one of your favorite cans on. have fun with it!

 

Comment by Seasick Mick on January 12, 2014 at 9:24am

Another question! What string (gauge,etc) would you use on a Canjo bearing in mind most cans aren't very strong? I'm up and down the aisles of the supermarket looking at cans and not what they contain but what they look like! It's a bit of an obsession at the moment!...

Comment by Seasick Mick on January 12, 2014 at 8:14am

Hullo Guys n Gals.A question or two regarding a Canjo build from a Newbie.Does it make any difference when making a simple Canjo (using maybe a beer can or similar) wether the neck inserts into the can or wether the neck lies underneath the can and if fitting a Piezo,where is the best place to fit it?....

Comment by David Bowes on December 31, 2013 at 6:40am

My first Christmas Canjo

Comment by Phil Thomas on October 18, 2013 at 9:49pm

Hi
Greetings from Wales. I recently built my first canjo using a stair bannister upright and a Jack Daniels Whisky display tin. I've posted pics and a video on my page. Please let me know what you think. Any other Welsh canjo pickers out there?

Comment by Pete Turner on August 14, 2013 at 7:52am

Thanks, I'm a heck of a better carver than Canjo Player.

Comment by Rand Moore on August 13, 2013 at 5:44am

That's a real nice carving on your canjo's headstock, Pete.

I like it.

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