The oil can banjo is almost done. There are a few things I still need to work on. One of them has to do with the nut for the four main strings. When I strung the banjo, the nut appeared to be too low. This likely has to do with the angle of the neck so I spent some time making neck adjustments. I’m learning that this has to be just right, but getting is just right is another story. I have it about as good as I can get it. Right now I have a temporary fix going on with the nut, involving little folded up pieces of paper. The strings rest on the paper in the grooves and it keeps them a little higher. I also had to shorten my bridge a little. That took no time at all with a chisel and some sandpaper. I need to make a new tailpiece as well. I’m using a modified kitchen for for it but I drilled the fork poorly, causing it to sit centre. The result of this is that it pulls the highest string down, too close to the edge of the neck. I’ll find another fork and replace the tailpiece in the next few days. Here’s how it sounds….

Now to learn how to play it….