Cookie tin banjo ukulele (banjolele, canjo)
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- This is my first cookie tin banjo build! This is a cookie tin banjo ukulele made with a flag motif for independence day. Some folks might call it a banjo-ukulele, canjo or banjolele. Either way, it was fun to build and has an interesting sound. If you like to build cigar box guitars, cigar box ukuleles, or cookie tin banjos, I hope you enjoy it!
I have other cigar box guitar and cigar box ukulele builds you might like to see.
My channel will focus on these topics:
Stringed instruments
Cigar box guitar building
Canjo building
Banjolele building
Ukulele building
Ukulele unboxing
Ukulele reviews
Thanks for sharing. I have a battle in my head about should I make the lid or bottom be the sound board. Bottom usually wins since I get nice graphics on the back and can more easily work on the insides... good choice. I mostly lead the neck from the corner o f rectangular boxes to get finger space similar to cut away built guitars
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great sound!!
Thanks! It is certainly a sound all its own! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I’ve wanted to build a cookie tin banjolele! This is awesome Steve 👍🏼😊
Thanks Cynthia! Give it a try. It’s not as hard as you might think!
Jimmy Buffet would love this instrument
I think you are right! Strumming my 4-string, on my front porch swing! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hi Steve, I like the Ukulele, pretty cool. I haven't built one of those yet but I do have some nice tins I've picked up at a flea market.
Thanks Michael, I’ve made three instruments with tins now with varying results. I keep learning from each build. By the time I get to over 100 builds like you, I hope to have refined my skills.
@@stevesstrings5243 Yes, each build gets better and better.
That came out well! Love how you bent the tabs over to attach the neck. I have a tin that’s bigger than that one, might make a 25” scale 3 string or banjo with it.
Thanks! I learned a lot making it. The neck is chunkier than I like so my future ones I’ll make thinner. I also think larger tins are the way to go. I would like to try to make both a tenor banjo and a 5-string banjo using some larger tins I have acquired.
It’s interesting to hear about the problems and how you overcame them. I use the same jumbo frets for zero fret nuts.
For me, overcoming the problems is half the fun! Since I haven’t made any two the same yet, I always have new problems to deal with.
I’ve tried jumbo for the zero fret, but have had better results using the same wire for all the frets. The jumbo raises the strings enough to make the notes on the first fret go sharp. Couldn’t get the instrument to sound in tune until I replaced the jumbo with standard
Good to know! I didn’t have that problem with this one, although I did file shallow grooves for the strings in the zero fret.
If you think about the rationale behind the zero fret, it should act like any other fret, so the same size should work best
Nice, I like weird ukes!
I’m glad you like it! Thanks for your comment!
Very cool
Thanks! Thanks also for watching and commenting! Merry Christmas to you!
hey steve it's me Midas the guy that said can I play the banjolele with a bow
feel free to tell me anything that i missed
Thank you for sharing. I plan to start my similar project soon. Do you have any tips which you would have done differently if you were to do it again?
Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, I would do some things differently. My fretboard on this build was 1/2 in thick rather than the typical 1/4 inch. That was a mistake. Because I used a scarf joint and had an angled headstock it caused a very steep break angle off the nut. I have built a few other cookie tin instruments since I build this one, using the lids as the resonating surface. They turned out well! Be sure to check out those videos as well. I plan to record a video in the next few weeks on how to build these. I figure with Christmas coming, there will be lots of cookie tins out there looking to be turned into instruments. So, be on the lookout for the "how to" video in the near future. Thanks again!
This is so neat! It really does sound like a steal drum. How many ukuleles have you built?
Hi Jodie, Thanks for your comment. I have built 3 ukuleles so far. One cigar box ukulele and two from tins. I‘ve also built a number of other instruments. I think I’m up to 10 in total.
Pretty interesting. Looks like a fun ukulele!
Thanks! It is fun. You should build one yourself. You are definitely up to it!
I don’t know how to level and crown frets, but I might be able to make an electric bass.
Fretting isn’t as hard as you might think. I know you can handle it! I look forward to seeing your next build!
My next build is going to be a hornless SG guitar. What I’m doing is the following:
Step 1. Buy a bolt on neck Epiphone SG
Step 2. Remove the neck and pick guard
Step 3. Chop the horns off and sand them down to shape
Step 4. Paint (just the sides of the guitar) any color you want
Step 5 Optional. Replace the tuning pegs for locking tuners
Step 6 Optional. Replace the pickups
Step 7 Optional. Replace the pick guard or keep the pick guard off
Step 8 Optional. Replace the knobs
Step 9 Optional. Add a bigsby
Wow! That sounds like quite a project. I look forward to seeing it.
What type of strings do you use. I have a cookie tin uke and was wondering if I had to use some sort of low tension strings.
Genial!!!!
I’m glad you like it! You should make one for yourself! They are fun to build!
I'm subbing ur the best guy
You are too kind! Thanks for watching and commenting! Thanks also for subscribing!
@@stevesstrings5243 can I use a violin bow to play the banjolele
@@midasmirto7265 Not really. The strings on this build are laid out flat, whereas violin strings are laid out in an arc. Of course, one could be built to be played with a bow.
@@stevesstrings5243 i could put a violin bridge in the banjolele
@@midasmirto7265 You can't just put a violin bridge on a standard banjolele. The fretboard is flat, fretted, does not have a radius, and does not have the appropriate neck back angle. One could be converted but it would take some work! It is a great idea though! You've got me thinking of the possibilities! Thanks!
It's missing some frets
Yes! It just has 12. I removed some when I realized they got in the way of strumming. Thanks for watching and commenting! Check out the other cookie tin instruments I’ve built. This was my second one. I learned from each new build!