Canjos on Strings And Tines

Bush Baked Beans Canjo

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

This canjo uses a large can of Bush baked beans as the resonator. I added a Home Depot yardstick to act as the fretboard, and welding rod for the frets. In hindsight, I should have cut a picking area by the can to make playing easier.

The finished product

Threaded bolt for the nut. Welding rod for the frets

Mini Coca-Cola Canjo

Sat, 17 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000

I made this one as a joke. Took a random scrap of wood, and added one of this small cans of Coca Cola as the resonator. Added a Ukulele tuner and a handful of frets, positioned by ear. It doesn’t sound very good, and the frets don’t really follow a scale. Although I like how I installed the tuner, with the string going through the neck so the tuner could be installed with the knob on the top of the neck.

Yaucono Coffee Canjo

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000

This one is as stripped down as they come. Diatonic fretting right on the neck, no fret board. I used a spare ukulele tuner and wire hanger for the frets. This was one of my first canjos.

The finished product