Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.
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5 string dog bowl banjo
Almost done. Ho-made box. Dog bowl reso. Yard stick fret board. 24 inch scale copied off my old Silvertone. If it plays well, it will likely be gifted.
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Comment by Uncle John on May 25, 2023 at 7:09am
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Thanks, Jerry Jay..
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Comment by Jerry Jordan on May 25, 2023 at 7:05am
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Love it!
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Thanks, Andries. I may get out in the shed today and put on the tuners and tail.
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Comment by A.D.EKER on May 25, 2023 at 1:38am
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Verry economic Build UJ ,looks verry Banjo"ie whit that 5 string , will be a Good ringer ! four to play ,one to sound along !
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Comment by Doug Thorsvik on May 24, 2023 at 3:15pm
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You never waste any fretwire Uncle John! A promising build.
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Never played by Flatt, Scruggs, Jed Clampett, or Michael Jackson.
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