Homemade Banjo

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Homemade Banjo

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Banjo type guitar  I made from an aluminum pot......I live in Costa Rica and am very limited on tools and supplies.......I only used hand tools (hand saw, coping saw, files, etc.) and an cordless drill........The neck is made from an old piece of almond wood.......Very straight grained and very hard.......I overlayed the headstock with purple heart wood (donated by a Costa Rican friend) and also made the fret board from purple heart.......The nut and bridge are made from the old handles.......I added a piezoelectric pickup for the heck of it........the frets, tuners, and pup I ordered on ebay........It sounds very much like a banjo.......I would have a hard time making an instructable for this as at the time I was building it I didn't take enough detail photos..........