Interesting find, a Canjo with one string. I wonder if these will go up in value? Lol
20yrs ago, a local music shop had a pile of them...they couldn't give them away. They were marked $10 then.
I think the owner stripped them for the tuners and tossed the rest.
these are made and sold in various tourist shops around the country, my kid bought one for $30 form the guy who made it a year or so ago. I dont think these will ever be a collectors item or increase in value, and the one you shared is overpriced to begin with. Not sure sure if youre trolling or serious here.
There is a shop north of me in Franklin that had a music and crafts thing aimed at young kids. They'd help them make their own canjo and taught them the basics of a scale and how to do a couple simple melodies. The cost was $15 or $20 for a two hour thing or so. I thought that was nice and an appropriate use of the idea.
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Originally posted by kylebthese are made and sold in various tourist shops around the country, my kid bought one for $30 form the guy who made it a year or so ago. I dont think these will ever be a collectors item or increase in value, and the one you shared is overpriced to begin with. Not sure sure if youre trolling or serious here.
I'm not really serious about it going up in value. I honestly have never seen one made like this before. I just thought it was an interesting topic for banjo players, as they are calling this a "Canjo". I guess I posted it here because I thought it was cool, and figured maybe somebody out their might actually collect these instruments. Not being a troll.
Essentially, it's the banjo version of a washtub bass as far as I can tell.
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