2017 "Kick The Can" Build-Off contest - Canjos, Tin Can Guitars

"Come on, brothers and sisters, KICK OUT THE CANS!"  

For our final build-off contest of 2017, we're looking for your best canjos, cookie tin banjos and any other playable stringed instrument made from discarded metal containers.  It can have one string wired to a tin can or it could be a full size harp made from an outdoor propane tank!  The more creative, the better.

Here's the details:

Contest runs Nov. 16 - Dec. 20, 2017

Prizes:  $100 C. B. Gitty Gift Certificate for 1st place, $50 Gitty gift certificate for second and $25 gift certificate for third.

Judges:  Shane Speal, Ben "Gitty," Glenn Watt and Farley Andresen

How to Enter:

1.  In the comments section below, post up to three (3) photos and one (1) video of your entry.

2.  Add a one (1) paragraph description with your photo entry.

3.  Shake, stir, repeat.  (Yes, you can submit more than one entry!)

4.  Submissions that won previous Cigar Box Nation contests are ineligible.  

Need inspiration?  Here's Wesseh to show you how it's done...

Note:  This is the official contest entry page.  Do not use this page to post comments about other submissions.

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Here's a 100 year old Violcan, Fiddleltin......whatever, made from a 100 year old biscuit tin and parts from a 100 year old J Guarneri [copy] violin, the only new..ish parts are Pickup and endpin.

Cheers Taff

WOW!!!!  That makes me want to learn how to play fiddle!

Love this

Titch the clown is doing MO ukulele Movember again so there are a few new ukes

https://mobro.co/iantitulaer123?mc=1 

wow Tich all fantastic looking its to hard to choose .....

I call her Mandy Lyn. maple neck, double kurfs for tuners. oak fretboard. love the sound of the double strings.

That's a beaut!  I'd love to hear how it sounds.

It's like that tin was designed for CBG use, beautiful, definitely a top 3 contender.

I put a quick clip together, recorded off an ipad so quality is only ok, sorry.

here's a link to it.

https://youtu.be/HwwIogswaAo

This one I call,"The Punisher" made with oak and in-lade mother of pearl skulls, skull tuners and of course your skull pickup to finish it off. The tin is Chock full of nuts with a mylar center. very much a banjo sound to it. great player. 

a friend of mine has a thing for eagles so I made him this headless CBG. the neck is in-lade with maple eagle shapes.The eagle, on the top is my first attempt at carving. We've played our CBG's at several folk fests.

nice carving!

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