Coconut banjo

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More good stuff from member Ranjit –

The frets are bamboo skewers – I tuned them by ear so the tuning is kind of shaky. I might add more frets later. Note how the bamboo bridge rests on a point on the membrane (architectural vellum)- this helps to transfer the vibrations of the string.

It would be awesome to add a pickup and plug it into Steve’s coconut amp, seen below. (I’ll spare you the applicable “nutty” puns) –Link

Related:

Coconut amp –Link

From the pages of MAKE:

Cigar Box Guitar, MAKE:04 p.76 –Link