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Permalink Reply by Korrigan on July 31, 2018 at 11:52am

Pretty sure it wouldn't take it but you could test it by putting about 45lbs of weight on it.

You could also use the other side of the tin for the soundboard and build a terrarium inside that can be viewed from the back.  : )

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on July 31, 2018 at 12:19pm

Go for it , no "fails"  just   "discoveries" of another away that doesn't work.  ;-)

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Permalink Reply by 3qt17g550yh6r on July 31, 2018 at 2:45pm

It might hold the tension if you put a wooden ring on top and used fancy screws to fix it to the top of the tin. Then you could heat it with a heat gun and tighten it. ...maybe you could use it as a resonator on the canto if you can find another box or tin that will fit inside. 

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on July 31, 2018 at 9:56pm

Secure the bridge from the bottom of the tin. Using a piece of wood just big enough to keep the bridge from going through. 

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on August 2, 2018 at 3:46pm

Hi, try nylon strings.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on August 3, 2018 at 12:07am

yes thats the plan i have a pack of ukulele strings that are nylon. just debating the scale length  

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Permalink Reply by JL on August 3, 2018 at 1:36am

use a really long stick of wood for the bridge, that goes from rim edge to rim edge, slightly arched to let the plastic vibrate freely like the resonator head on a drum...

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