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At 6:11pm on November 14, 2010, bairfoot cajun said…: hello joe,great job on the finished resonator build--looks great and i will bet it sounds great too. to answer a few of your questions---yes those are banjo hooks and lugs on the banjanator,i thought it would add to the banjo effect--plus it ties in the pan to the frame for more sustain. on the cohiba resonator--that is a tenor banjo neck i recycled and refinished with a tobacco finish to match the box better.thanks for your interest and your comments joe.

At 2:32pm on August 1, 2010, Justin said…: yo pops! the reso looks great. need to get it to me so i can take proper pictures of it! and then of course, you should give it to me. :)

At 1:00pm on August 1, 2010, bairfoot cajun said…: wow-i been here on yer page fer about 10 minutes checking out yer reso you be are building.clicked over to my e-mail and found a comment from you.must be the serendipity effect. ohhhhh and by the way you got some cool work going on with the las cabrillas resonator. the balboa box is a perfect size for resonators.

At 7:37am on January 5, 2010, Joe Scislowicz said…: Thanks Randy. I think that is a cool idea. I was looking around at tamborines, but most do not adjust so the constant pressure of the strings may have had a effect on keeping it in tune. I think I might give one a shot sometime.

At 2:55pm on December 11, 2009, Joe Scislowicz said…: Thanks Rod. I could not figure it out. Should have guessed the obvious.

At 2:03pm on December 11, 2009, rodney fruits said…: Joe, the ones on the top are guitar ferrules and the ball end ones are brass eyelets painted white. its what i had.

At 3:38am on December 11, 2009, Joe Scislowicz said…: Thanks Rod. I am going to check it out. I really like the string through idea. It looks so clean.

At 5:55pm on December 10, 2009, rodney fruits said…: Thanks for the comment and the question Joe. if you go to the first page of my pics and look for the one that says guts 1, you will see what i did, the strings go through the top and the neck but not the bottom. i can open that box even when strung up.

At 6:50pm on December 9, 2009, Paul Doug said…: WOW! the slide show shows them a nice size, THAT PUPPY IS BEAUTIFUL! AWESOME.

At 6:48pm on December 9, 2009, Paul Doug said…: Joe, Thanks for the comment on my strum stick. I would really like to see larger pictures of your six string one. I have tired old eyes and the little pictures are very hard to see. Why so small pictures?

You have some real nice work here yourself.

At 5:37pm on December 9, 2009, dg said…: thanks joe, Im just browsing yur pics and you got some pretty stuff.

At 9:26am on August 24, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Hello,
I have started a CBN group entitled, "How to Play CBG" It is my hope and intention to encourage the "Wealth of Talent" here on the Nation to share their knowledge and skill to further the CBG movement. Please consider contributing an instructional "video" link to this group. If you are a viewer seeking instruction, please feel free to write. If you have any suggestions or know other players who you think may want to post instructional "video" links, please contact me. Thank you for your interest and support, Keni Lee

At 3:51pm on August 20, 2009, Diane in Chicago said…: Make her that fiddle! Get that same box and a fiddle set-up set off ebay. Fire up the dremel and the band saw and you are in business!

I have not found a better box yet, but I'm still looking. The one I used sounds pretty good but is too deep. You'll have to slice of some from the bottom (top).

It would knock her out if you made her one!