MINI-BANJO FOR KIDS

DIY PROJECT TO MAKE A PLAYABLE MINI-BANJO 2 STRING 2 OCTAVES FOR KIDS.
This two day project is very similar to but not identical to the Instructable "Mini-Uk 1-14-2010.
You can use the Ukkulele information for stringing and  tuning ,etc.

Step 1 MATERIALS

MATERIALS  -
Same  type materials and tools as shown in the Ukulele Instructable; You can substitute other wood for the neck . I used Oak found in the Decorative timber of Home Depot. It is already to use.
The frets were split wood coffee stirrers  .05 inches thick. Some  people  use no frets at all.
Resonator chamber happened to be a dog food container but any round case could be used.The material is aluminum and esy to use. See figure Construction for details.
   Amplifier- Dollar store earphones 1 in. diameter 32 ohms are very sensitive and save  a bundle of money.. Feed into Radio Shack  pre-amplifier/speaker [about  $12.00] This can feed into your major amplifier or a i-pod stereo amplifer now sold for  under $5.00 in some  stores.

Comments

[rimar2000]

 This can be a nice gift. Do you sell your gadgets?

-Not for me, I live in Argentina-

[mistic]

hello r2000- i do not sell the final gadget only the plans- however   these plans are free in Instructables  for the world to try. I did sell my wooden robots years ago when I was a wood carver . People who make  these items  sometime ask me to help out via the comment  section here.