I’ve completed a new oil can banjo. For obvious reasons I call this one The Industrial. Check out the video I made about it. By the way, the hat I’m wearing on this video is a Vollmar hat. It was given to me many years… Read More
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Boatin’ up Sandy
This is me trying to play Boatin’ up Sandy on my oil can banjo. For Steve B’s benefit, the hat is an Algoma Central Railway engineer’s cap.
Progress on the new oil can banjo
I’m down to the fine work on the neck I’m building for the new oil can banjo. Once the shaping is just right and the sanding is done, the next step is to make and glue in the nut (I’m using a piece of ebony)… Read More
Flying Solo + messing around on the canjo
I’ve been flying solo this last week, as Tuffy P and her friend Suzanne have been in Baltimore and Washington having an adventure. Me and the dogs and cats have done OK on our own, but I miss Tuffy P and I’m glad she’ll be… Read More
Progress on the new oil can banjo
The person who sold me the red can on ebay was kind enough to include some machine oil still in the can. Generous yes, but the thing is you need a dry oil-free can for a canjo. I found some of this interesting product at… Read More
Hog-eyed man
I don’t think I’ve heard this tune before coming across it today on the YouTube. It’s called Hog-eyed Man and it features Tim Rowell on clawhammer and Cathy Mason on fiddle. Great tune and beautifully played too! Update on the new canjos: Today I drew… Read More
Banjo necks
I opened the new cans today. The brake fluid can is empty and appears dry inside. The industrial oil can, on the other hand, came with some residual oil in the bottom. I’m draining what’s in there overnight. Next I’ll either absorb that oil with… Read More
Woodshop
The other day I posted photos of two oil cans that are on their way through the post from eBay-land to 27th Street. My plan, as I mentioned, is to stretch my modest abilities a little by making my own fretless neck for two new… Read More
Big Miss Liza Jane
There are apparently a number of Miss Liza Jane songs. I came across a tab for this one among the tabs in Tony Spadaro’s Tabonanza and I’ve been working on it on the oil can along with some other songs tabbed out in that group… Read More
Oil Cans
I’ve found a couple more oil cans I like on ebay, so I guess I’m going to have to make a couple more banjos. It’s going to cost me more to ship these things to me than to pay for the cans themselves, but c’est… Read More
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