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The Cookie Tin Variety: a community image bank Post up photos of your tin-tars! These are the ones that look mostly like this: Started by Diane in Chicago	37	Dec 27, 2022 Reply by Keith Zorn
Canjo Tablatures Maybe it is just me, but I love to sit there and pick out songs I know or songs people want to play on my Canjo. I own a couple of Canjo S… Started by Adam Jellison	6	Jan 8, 2020 Reply by Adam Jellison
Can Cutting So I've made a few of this tin can banjo things. Having a blast playing on them. I've made a couple out of empty tin "soup" cans and one ou… Started by Mike Whisenhunt	9	Nov 22, 2019 Reply by Glenn Watt
The Gas/Kerosene/Oil Can variety: a community image bank If you've used an upright can on a chordophone, here's the place to show your work.I'm looking for an olive oil can right now, one of those… Started by Diane in Chicago	7	Nov 5, 2018 Reply by James Conder
How to adjust Intonation??? How is intonation on a canjo adjusted? On a CBG you string it up, tune it, check the 0 & 12 frets and adjust the saddle till intonatio… Started by JL	9	Mar 10, 2017 Reply by Wichita Sam
1st Electric Canjo Build 25" scale, Maple neck, yellow heart fret board and head details, birch head laminate. Gitty hard tail, tuners and humbucker. Volume knob is… Started by Greg Thompson	4	Aug 19, 2016 Reply by TN Twang
Reds Wicked Apple canjo 2stringer with Maple, Paduk, good size can for a decent sound. Wood is all scraps from previous builds... Started by Greg Thompson	8	Aug 14, 2016 Reply by TN Twang
Chromatic fretting. I bought a 2 string canjo from a guy called Greg at Elstead'15 a brilliant build as were his 3 string CBG's. It has a chromatic fretted nec… Started by Graham Alibone	6	Sep 15, 2015 Reply by Graham Alibone
Gunpowder Jug Resonator I was curious if anyone had used a 16oz steel powder can as a resonator and if so if they had any tips to pass along. Mine are all this st… Started by David Harris	1	Nov 27, 2014 Reply by Greg Thompson
Can Jo for Children I want to build a Can Jo for a child, what would the best scale length be? I am thinking of around 15-18 inches. Started by David Bowes	11	Sep 29, 2014 Reply by David Bowes

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The Cookie Tin Variety: a community image bank

Started by Diane in Chicago. Last reply by Keith Zorn Dec 27, 2022. 37 Replies 0 Likes

Canjo Tablatures

Started by Adam Jellison. Last reply by Adam Jellison Jan 8, 2020. 6 Replies 3 Likes

Can Cutting

Started by Mike Whisenhunt. Last reply by Glenn Watt Nov 22, 2019. 9 Replies 0 Likes

The Gas/Kerosene/Oil Can variety: a community image bank

Started by Diane in Chicago. Last reply by James Conder Nov 5, 2018. 7 Replies 1 Like

How to adjust Intonation???

Started by JL. Last reply by Wichita Sam Mar 10, 2017. 9 Replies 0 Likes

1st Electric Canjo Build

Started by Greg Thompson. Last reply by TN Twang Aug 19, 2016. 4 Replies 5 Likes

Reds Wicked Apple canjo

Started by Greg Thompson. Last reply by TN Twang Aug 14, 2016. 8 Replies 1 Like

Chromatic fretting.

Started by Graham Alibone. Last reply by Graham Alibone Sep 15, 2015. 6 Replies 0 Likes

Gunpowder Jug Resonator

Started by David Harris. Last reply by Greg Thompson Nov 27, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Can Jo for Children

Started by David Bowes. Last reply by David Bowes Sep 29, 2014. 11 Replies 0 Likes

Strings: Materials, Techniques, Sound, Etc.

Started by Dustan Eichler. Last reply by TN Twang Jun 13, 2014. 23 Replies 0 Likes

Circular hole tuner design

Started by Philip Daniel. Last reply by Rand Moore Apr 4, 2014. 10 Replies 0 Likes

cookie tin banjo (tinjo)

Started by Hillbilly Hobo. Last reply by Rand Moore Apr 4, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes

mag pup

Started by jabes. Last reply by jabes Mar 25, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Overthinking a simple cookie tin ?

Started by Piht Bull (Delta Dawg Guitars). Last reply by PKB Jan 31, 2014. 7 Replies 0 Likes

brass canjo/cbg

Started by Mario Poggio. Last reply by Mario Poggio Nov 28, 2013. 7 Replies 3 Likes

Can Orientation

Started by Alan "Poor Boy" Ackerson. Last reply by Alan "Poor Boy" Ackerson Oct 20, 2013. 6 Replies 0 Likes

Scale length and bridge

Started by Battmann. Last reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry Jul 23, 2013. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Attaching the Can

Started by Jim burt. Last reply by Russ Dugger Dec 13, 2012. 9 Replies 1 Like

Loudness Versus Scale Length

Started by Randal. Last reply by Randal Oct 27, 2012. 9 Replies 0 Likes

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