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Comment by nathan pope on August 29, 2019 at 4:49pm

I made some for my sons class. i used some scrap 1"x1" pine, i secured a soda can to the wood by sandwiching the can between the board and a 2" piece of a wooden ruler inside the can. i used fishing line with a washer tied to the end as the string and the eye bolt tuner. each one was a couple bucks. i used a file to remove the top of the can so it wouldnt be sharp and secured the string to the bottom if the can. i used the normal 25" scale the fishing line made a good sound but it stretched alot so it took a couple tunings hope this helps

Comment by Jerry Jordan on August 28, 2019 at 9:22am

I have hundreds of unused new strings.,.,any thing from.008 to.052 .,.,message me and I can donate to the cause.,.,let me know what else you might need.,.,tons of junk around my shack.,.,,

Comment by Kevin Hale on August 28, 2019 at 4:11am

My very first comment on CigarBoxNation since joining this morning (After almost 20 years of messing with this craft/hobby/calling I am delighted to be on board!): Use two strings! A taste of that “real banjo” experience of a drone string will inspire some of those young’uns to keep going.

Comment by BrianQ. on August 27, 2019 at 5:44pm

Here’s a pdf of a 21” scale template ,complete with fret markings. Shorter scale could mean shorter pieces of wood could be utilized? As for the Diatonic fretting, just think of the Major scale? Mark frets 2-4-5-7-9-11-12 & that coupled with the open note , should cover octaves. I have done this kind of thing before & it is very rewarding to see kids get excited about using their creative minds. Best of luck to you, I hope it all works out for you Jack :D

http://ukeland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/21-inch-fretboard.pdf