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The simplest little resonator instrument of all. Please add links to plans, photos of your canjos and ideas you've found that make the most of this diminutive instrument. (The image is a temporary placeholder, I'll replace it any day now!)

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The Cookie Tin Variety: a community image bank

Started by Diane in Chicago. Last reply by Keith Zorn Dec 27, 2022. 37 Replies 0 Likes

Post up photos of your tin-tars! These are the ones that look mostly like this:Continue

Canjo Tablatures

Started by Adam Jellison. Last reply by Adam Jellison Jan 8, 2020. 6 Replies 3 Likes

Maybe it is just me, but I love to sit there and pick out songs I know or songs people want to play on my Canjo. I own a couple of Canjo Song books from Gitty, and looked around online and found a…Continue

Can Cutting

Started by Mike Whisenhunt. Last reply by Glenn Watt Nov 22, 2019. 9 Replies 0 Likes

So I've made a few of this tin can banjo things. Having a blast playing on them. I've made a couple out of empty tin "soup" cans and one out of a beer can. I cut a few other cans to prepare them to…Continue

The Gas/Kerosene/Oil Can variety: a community image bank

Started by Diane in Chicago. Last reply by James Conder Nov 5, 2018. 7 Replies 1 Like

If you've used an upright can on a chordophone, here's the place to show your work.I'm looking for an olive oil can right now, one of those really pretty ones from Eastern Europe.Continue

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Comment by Battmann on January 26, 2013 at 8:50pm: Brian ,you can also use the same fret template that you use on your cbg's i use wfret and print them out. on my dulcimer s ,i use a 24 in. scale./24 frets for 2 octaves. you just take out the sharps and flats. do,re me etc.

starting after the nut,dont use frets 1, 3,6,8,10,13,15,18,20.22 dulcimers can also have 2 extra notes if wanted ,called +6 and + 13. i dont know why. if you want those simply add 10 and 22 back in.

Comment by Battmann on January 26, 2013 at 8:23pm: Thanks,Thomas. Glad i made one. I'm sure more to come once I take it to work. nice ,fun project. A gal at work gave me the cans.

Comment by Thomas "Duck" Petry on January 26, 2013 at 7:44pm: BrianQ, I use the Stew-Mac calculator http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/Fretting/i-fretcalc.html on my builds. It gives settings for electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, and ukulele, so it pretty well covers anything you want to build.

Comment by Thomas "Duck" Petry on January 26, 2013 at 7:38pm: Good looking Canjo Battmann. I didn't realize I gave "advice" in my rambling comments. Love building canjos between the CBGs because they are all so different and just simple fun instruments to build.

Comment by BrianQ. on January 26, 2013 at 6:38pm: Question, I have a CanJo w/ a regular CBG fret scale, can anybody

direct me to a dulcimer fret scale template?

Comment by Battmann on January 26, 2013 at 3:05pm: My first Canjo. After geting advice from Thomas Petry and seeing C Cookks photo I gave it a try. one octave with a .17 dulcimer loop end string tunered to high D.Turned better than expected. now to figure out an easier way to hold onto it. strap?

Comment by smilingdog1 on January 20, 2013 at 12:22pm: A canjo a day keeps the hoodoos away.

Comment by Bad Wolf on January 20, 2013 at 9:45am: my first Canjo!

Comment by rusty case on December 14, 2012 at 3:47pm: That is a really nice collection, Katfish!

and yours is much nicer than the ones I've been making, CC !

guess I better fab some for Christmas!

Comment by Mike "Katfish" Karash on December 14, 2012 at 1:12pm: Quite a few canjos in my photos. Some in videos as well. The vodka shaker has a "sitar like" sound to it. "K's" find a way into most of my canjo and other builds so forgive my kanjo references! Check them out if you'd like at http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MikeKatfishKarash