CigarBox Banjo

[jim zorn]

I would like to make a cigar box banjo. Have any of you made one? Did you use someone's plans? If so, which ones? I want it to be relatively inexpensive. What is a good source for tuners. frets, nut, etc? Any help would be great. Pictures would be nice! Thanks!

[Mike Hutchison]

Stewart MacDonald in Athens, Ohio

[Don Bunce]

cbgitty.com has all the stuff you need.

[Alan Caro]

jim zorn,

A cigar box banjo would be a fun one to make. Some of these appear to be serious efforts:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cigar+box+banjo&dcr=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL1Lru7JjYAhVHkeAKHcsoDL0Q_AUICygC&biw=1922&bih=934&dpr=1.25

> but I like the simpler, less polished /crafted efforts.

As an old car nut, a design I like very much are the hub cap banjos of Seasick Steve:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DggSSIzBmTs

> and I'd love to have a Packard or Bentley banjo,..

Alan Caro

[roger wiegand]

Check out the builders area at the Banjo Hangout. Lots of builders of odd and interesting banjos there. StewMac is great for parts, Bill Rickard for more exotic/higher quality hardware. Luthier's Mercantile is another good source for wood, tools, and some parts.