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Group dedicated to instruments made from cookie tins, bean cans, biscuit tins, gas cans, metal lunch boxes..... come help us build and play them!
Members: 83
Latest Activity: Oct 16, 2018
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Aluminum bottle 3 string/ how to weld aluminum to inox
Started by Mario Poggio. Last reply by Mario Poggio Jan 10, 2014. 19 Replies 0 Likes
Obviously with a trick. Look at the photos, you will see the aluminum and the stainless steel bowl. It's easy, I will wrap around the hole a copper foil (the same used in stained glass) and the same…Continue
1926 Cigar Tin
Started by G.S. Monroe. Last reply by Gary T Nordby Dec 15, 2013. 4 Replies 0 Likes
This afternoon I found a rare treasure in a yard sale. A very old Cigar Tin with a New Jersey tax stamp dated 1926. I have mixed feeling about using it to make a vintage CBG, but I definitely want to…Continue
tin guits strings?
Started by calim. Last reply by Eugene Knapik Feb 3, 2013. 3 Replies 0 Likes
hi clubhouse,just a detail, but i wonder what kind of strings is usually use for tin builds?i put some bluegrass reso strings on a biscuit tin i've built ;i'm really satisfy when amplify ,but it not…Continue
resso cone
Started by Mal Chilvers. Last reply by Tom Petry Sep 29, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Morning folks,I have been wondering as most dobros are metal would it be an advantage to fit a resonater cone to a cookie tin as I have an Old Lowes cone and cover plate or would I be just wasting it…Continue
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Comment by Bruce Avery on January 31, 2015 at 11:35am
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Here'S my bass I've been playing for 8 years, Great tone!
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Comment by Tom Temple on December 19, 2014 at 12:46pm
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Just found this group. Some really nice instruments shown.
I just completed my first tin-can build. It is for my first grand-baby who will be eight-months this Christmas. Wanted to get her started on CBG early.
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Comment by Kevin Nyberg on May 7, 2014 at 8:31pm
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Hi all...just made my first oilcan guitar from a gallon paint thinner can. My neighbor Taze Bennett provided a lot of the inspiration. New to the site and uploaded a gallery of some pics from the build here. http://handmademusicclubhouse.com/photo/albums/the-blues-can
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Comment by james taze bennett on March 5, 2014 at 8:11pm
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Thanks man . It has a nice bango ring to it all so.
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Comment by Gary T Nordby on March 5, 2014 at 7:55pm
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That looks great I really like the peg head nice design
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Hello all. Just finished mt 5 string frettless army mess kit canjo
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Nice work. Bet it has a cool sound.
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did some experimenting with a cookie tin made a surprising loud acustic mandolin :)
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Comment by Willardj on February 8, 2014 at 9:12pm
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ted,,,,taze,,,,,lookin good
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