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Ben replied to Ben's discussion First canjo

"What a lovely memorie I like hearing about peoples stories. Thank you for sharing."

Taffy Evans replied to Ben's discussion First canjo

"Hi, nice work. It brought back memories. In 1983 I was working with people with a disability and one lady built the exact looking instrument, it turned out to be a one string fiddle.
She played in a small band we had.
Taff

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"I just finshed my first canjo. It's t was supposed to be the prototype but it got a life of its own. It's a two string, fretless, bass, tune to open G"

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Ben replied to Ben's discussion Making a canjo for first time seeking wisdom.

"Thank you for the tips that a really big help."

BrianQ. replied to Ben's discussion Making a canjo for first time seeking wisdom.

"Ben, Gitty has quite a few instructional books on building & playing, well worth a look? There's a Build a Canjo book that's pretty informative, they have a printed version as well as an ebook version that costs half price of the hardcopy…"

BrianQ. replied to Ben's discussion Making a canjo for first time seeking wisdom.

"Yes, there is two, the neck sits in it like a cradle? The best way is to cut a piece of wood same size as the interior diameter of the can, then cut that in half, leaving you with two half rounds. Cut a notch in the center of each & screw the neck…"

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Making a canjo for first time seeking wisdom.

Hey Big Ben here so planning on making a bass canjo,1 or 2 strings.so I got bass tuners, bass string, a big peanut can, and c.b.gittey canjo neck.so on you tube video from c.b gittey canjo essential they showed on there bass canjo had a brace in the…

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BrianQ. October 30, 2024 at 1:27pm

Welcome, check out the Resources tab for build/play info and join some groups located in the Posts tab to ask any questions you might have?

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