Thanks for that info Rand, that's one for the memory banks for sure....LOL I really can't complain about the volume of this little tin it is quite loud and a nice ring to it. A little buzz here and there but they may iron themselves out as it tightens up.
It was suggested to me by another CBN member to try using a 2mm ply soundboard instead of the tin bottom (or top) of the cookie/cake tin to get a more mellow sound. So, I've tried it on a Dulcijo and I found that it does mellow out the sound, yet it is still a pretty loud instrument. If that is your aim, you might try it on your next build. I cut all but about 1.5 inches off the bottom of my cookie tin, and then bent the remains in-half, bending it under and crimping it pretty good to for a supporting edge for the 2mm plywood sound board. The 2mm plywood can be cut with a strong box cutter, maybe going over the cut 2 or 3 times. You can use the cookie tin as a template for your rough cut and then sand the edge down until it fits where the soundboard should go.
I tried your advice Keni and it got louder for sure but too "boingy" an sound. When I built it I put a narrow, thin edged center support under the lid attatched to the neck. When I tighten the top down it helps tension the top like a skin. The bridge plate sits sort of centered between the support and the outer edge. It is thin and seems to help dampen some of the rebound. I don't know??? But it seems to work ok.
Unfortunetly my digital cam doesn't do videos with sound (too old). I'll try to borrow something from someone to leave a clip. Thanks for the input Keni.
Very nice looking build. Do you have a video so we can hear it? Without even hearing her, I fear that large flat bridge will mute the sound by not allowing the top to vibrate freely. For more tone and volume, you might consider a thinner traditional banjo bridge. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy.
Really nice looking job. Interesting to read you describe it needing to tighten up - I've found that some of my builds kind of improve with age over the first few months of their lives (especially the ones with tin bodies). Seems like there's a tiny bit of gradual movement in the bodies that ends up balancing out the stresses and smoothing out aspects of the sound.
Thanks for the comments folks! Yes it has a nice banjo sound to it. It needs to tighten up more over the next couple of weeks under tension. I don't have a camera that will do vids anymore or a microphone to plug into my computer, but I will try to borrow something to make a quick clip.
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It was suggested to me by another CBN member to try using a 2mm ply soundboard instead of the tin bottom (or top) of the cookie/cake tin to get a more mellow sound. So, I've tried it on a Dulcijo and I found that it does mellow out the sound, yet it is still a pretty loud instrument. If that is your aim, you might try it on your next build. I cut all but about 1.5 inches off the bottom of my cookie tin, and then bent the remains in-half, bending it under and crimping it pretty good to for a supporting edge for the 2mm plywood sound board. The 2mm plywood can be cut with a strong box cutter, maybe going over the cut 2 or 3 times. You can use the cookie tin as a template for your rough cut and then sand the edge down until it fits where the soundboard should go.
-Rand.
lovely - cant wait to hear it...
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