Chipmunk Banjo: Part Ten (last installment)

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9 ай бұрын

#Banjo #woodworking #chipmunk
This is final installment of a series where I am building a little experimental banjo. I thought it would be cute and fun for a small banjo to be themed around a chipmunk. Hope you enjoy!
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All the music in the video is played by me on banjos I've made.

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@mdlclap 8 ай бұрын

Even to my untrained ear, the Chipmunk Banjo sounds fantastic! I like the bridge. Nice job! Congratulations on another successful build!

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend!

@jerril42 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful! I love the look and the sound. The carving looks fantastic. Thank you for sharing Daniel, take care. 🐿

@gerardvila4685 8 ай бұрын

Congratulations on completing the banjo! It looks great - one of a kind - and sounds great, and it was fun to watch you make it 😊. That goat skin reminds me of a little African drum I had as a kid - we lived in Dakar a few years. The skin was stretched between wooden pegs stuck into holes in the wooden body. When it got too loose, maybe 15 years later, I bought a commercial drum-skin, probably made for a bongo - it was quite a lot thicker, anyway - then I had the challenge of tensioning it... I think I used an aluminium ring to pull it down, like the tensioning ring on a banjo, but the details are lost in the mists of time. Anyway, it worked as a drum.

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Such a cool story! I love the way the skins each look so different!

@kentonyoderii3443 8 ай бұрын

Simply OUTSTANDING!! What a blessing to hear the first words of your new borns voice !! It sounds great !! Thank you for your dedicated craftsmanship. God bless you always LYLJ

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I really appreciate that.

@dwaynekoblitz6032 8 ай бұрын

If anyone finds something wrong with this, then show me that you can do better. It's absolutely beautiful. Very well done, Luthier.

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that! Thanks so much. But I might also be the one to see something I could do better haha!!

@michastoutenburg9823 8 ай бұрын

I've really enjoyed this series and look forward to seeing what you build next

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. I appreciate you taking the time to watch!

@josephpotterf9459 8 ай бұрын

Thanks it really turned out excellent and sounds true to form. You play it well and the colors and style really make that a collector instrument.

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that. It is such fun one to play. I hope it can go to a good home.

@GaryMCurran 8 ай бұрын

Daniel, I think you did a great job. I don't know one banjo from another, and I think, to me, this sounds a bit more muted or mellower than some other banjos I've heard, but I could be wrong. This truly is a piece of art, from the aesthetics of the wood work to the sound. I think you did a totally great job on it, and I've enjoyed watching you put it all together. Amazing that this all came out (me watching you) because of a very old sailboat! Thanks for taking the time to share this with us.

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! And thanks so much for taking the time to watch the series. Yeah I like banjos that are less twangy. I like the melodic tones of an open back banjo vs the stiff top resonator kind. I love how youtube can connect people, just like tally ho!

@kbbacon 8 ай бұрын

Very nicely done! I enjoyed the whole series. I made a "banjo", many years ago with an axe handle for a neck. Thank you for bringing us along.

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch! Man that banjo axe sounds pretty cool!

@jeffreyspilker2209 8 ай бұрын

Just a unique and beautiful piece. Love the sound. You are gifted in the art of instrument building ❤

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that! Thanks so much

@sapelesteve 8 ай бұрын

Awesome Banjo build Dan & it sounds amazing! Well done! 👍👍🪕🪕

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I really appreciate it.

@johnderbabian6198 8 ай бұрын

Truley a work of art Daniel and the sound is incredible. The resonance is beautiful. Your talent as a craftsman is exceptional...

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I really appreciate the kind words!

@sctanton 8 ай бұрын

Very very well done, I enjoyed watching you build it. Will keep an eye out for your next project.

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot I appreciate it!

@jaywatson7451 8 ай бұрын

Super nice. Well done and sounds great!

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@GardnersGrendel 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful. I really enjoyed the whole series. Thanks.

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I never really know how much of the process people want to see.

@GardnersGrendel 8 ай бұрын

@@JDanielGraham I feel like you are striking a good balance between pace and detail, but I am sure that is highly variable for everyone watching.

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate the feedback. @@GardnersGrendel

@SirJaxxSirJaxx 8 ай бұрын

Excellent Work! Very Well Done! Sounds Great!!!

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@fishbustin7926 8 ай бұрын

Looks and sounds beautiful! I want it. 😅

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Well it is up for sale...just saying.

@chriskirschten203 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful work!

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@charlie7057 8 ай бұрын

Great sounding

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@shawnharkin822 8 ай бұрын

Very, very nice! Loved every minute :)

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Im glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch.

@kevspss 8 ай бұрын

That skin is awesome

@JDanielGraham 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I love the patterned ones. I have a few more if you know of anyone that wants one on a banjo.

@georgefrench1907 8 ай бұрын

Great result. Thanks. 👍

@boscorner 6 ай бұрын

How many chipmunks did it take to make that skin?

@JDanielGraham 6 ай бұрын

No chipmunks were harmed in the making of this banjo...secretly though...18 haha.

@boscorner 6 ай бұрын

@JDanielGraham haha! Thanks for entertaining my dumb joke. I rewatched the whole build and I've never seen a banjo with ceramic parts before. That's wild. I want to make one from a 5 gallon water jug

@JDanielGraham 6 ай бұрын

You should! a five gallon jug would be a cool build! I made another ceramic banjo with a "gourd" bottom. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Ztehpal0r5iadYE.html @@boscorner

@JDanielGraham 6 ай бұрын

I also made a smaller one before that one kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p919pZSns82Rg2g.html @@boscorner