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I built a BANJO out of FRUIT. And so can you!

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Don't throw that decorative gourd in your free box! This bitter-ass fruit can become a sweet-as-honey musical instrument. I believe almost anyone can achieve this #diy project with a minimal amount of tools and investment. Let me know if you have ever built a gourd banjo or other instrument! #careersuicide #banjos? #forrealsies? #nooneisinterestedinbanjos #letalonegourds #literallytheworstfruitiveevertasted why don't I make a video about something reasonable like #guitars ? For example a #fender or a #Martin or better yet, a #gibson . #prewar #postwar #midwar #nardwar #warandpeace #warrenzevon #levon #levonthelights . If you're reading this, is it upsetting you? Or are you finding it amusing and/or perhaps cathartic. Something else? Nothing at all? Do you know why? Does anyone? What is life? What does 'Cathartic' mean? #banjo #gourdbanjo #luthier #woodworking #driftwood #redcedar #gourd #musicalinstrument #notaluthier #koa #notaluthier
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@awogbob 4 месяца назад

Probably best luthier content on youtube: -High output -Creative projects -'Interesting' Humor -Not pretentious or just advertising the same shitty fix up guitar builds like other youtubers Keep it up

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Thanks! That means a lot

@limethefemboy5205 2 месяца назад

I wanna make instruments with gourds, maybe a bowlback mandolin? You inspire me to make homemade instruments. I do wanna go to luthiery school to make more difficult things like lutes and Spanish guitars and stuff but I love that music isnt restricted by material or technique

@KingHarvestHasSurelyCome 4 месяца назад

I might have accidently made a cannon

@Notaluthier 4 месяца назад

Hate when that happens

@madmusicianmagician 2 месяца назад

17:07 when your bridge collapses and all your hard work gets flung while your banjo is left strung out

@BaBaBaBenny 4 месяца назад

"I built a banjo out of fruit and so can you" not even two minutes in: *Don't try this at home"

@Notaluthier 4 месяца назад

Hahahah, I mean…do what you like…but…keep your fingers.!

@LightBranches 3 месяца назад

@@Notaluthierpreferably still attached to the rest of the hand!

@runrin_ 3 месяца назад

if one the primary goals of these videos is to make people feel like this type of work is accessible for everyone regardless of experience or financial situation, you're doing an excellent job.

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

I wish I had more insight into my goals, but so far, I’m just winging it, and this is what’s coming out. 🎉

@trappenweisseguy27 13 дней назад

If you go into second hand shops regularly you will eventually come across a lidded “nut storage” thing made in the Philippines from monkey pod wood and carved in the shape of a giant nut with a flat lid on top. These things were made in the thousands in the 70’s. The hollow carved “nut” section is about as big as your gourd and gets you to the same approximate starting point but with nice cool wood . I like to do the rough shaping on a neck with a sharp hatchet. If you’re working properly with the grain you won’t get unwanted tear outs.

@borenzosbam2262 26 дней назад

literally my fav video ever, as soon as I get my hands on a gourd...

@Notaluthier 26 дней назад

Heck yeah!

@StevDoesBigJumps 3 месяца назад

It's impressive how much bass you squeeze out of what looks like a mandola sized body. It must have something to do with the hardness of the body transferring the sound well. The guy behind boxwood guitars talks a good bit about how he can get more volume out of his box guitars, as the sides can be thicker than the shaped sides on most guitars. This is supposedly also the reason banjos are louder than guitars.

@Aethalops 3 месяца назад

You can tune your Helmholtz resonator by changing the size (area) of the hole. That will also affect the volume of the instrument

@Fraik 3 месяца назад

We've got the same haircut and beard, and I have some ill-advised guitar projects of my own I'd like to make videos about, this is pretty inspirational, thanks !

@betterl8thannvr 4 месяца назад

That thing you ground down was a clay sculpting tool. I don't work with clay but have multiple sets because they're incredibly (mis)useful tools.

@Notaluthier 4 месяца назад

Oh right! Thanks! Yeah I have two of them and use them all the time for extremely random tasks.

@laurajaneluvsbeauty9596 11 дней назад

So cool. I play the piano, the guitar, the bass, and the ukulele. I wanna get a mandolin next. This is such a cool project

@Notaluthier 11 дней назад

Awesome, the more instruments the merrier!

@zacktaylor3441 3 месяца назад

Thanks very much for the video. Enjoyed it a lot. I vote for more POS Guitar salvage videos and videos like this with instrument builds using garbage/found stuff etc. I appreciate the focus on simple tools and techniques. The niche kink stuff was fun too. Wasn’t expecting that with a gourd banjo build but yeah

@bubbyis1337 2 месяца назад

cant stop watching all of your vids, love it

@Notaluthier 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@grooooved 3 месяца назад

Nice werk, Brotha! Banjo's cool, too!

@ast3663 2 месяца назад

the end..lol

@tom5112 3 месяца назад

Appreciate your sense of humor and ingenuinity ✌ Your dog's the cutest!

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Thanks! Welcome!

@lizardswithhats 3 месяца назад

Time to look for the perfect gourd 🫡

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

I tried to germinate the seeds from this one but I don’t think I’m in the climate for it. Might be a craft/thrift store kind of find. I seriously put a wanted ad in my local classifieds for gourds. No bites! I get a lot more hits when I ask for wasp nests

@gagesusdorf9490 3 месяца назад

Ive been a follower of your insta for a long time, im so glad you decided to start making content on youtube. keep it up, youre doing great!

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Thanks a lot!

@gogotrololo 3 месяца назад

Banjo is the best instrument to start with, if you're interested in doing luthier stuff. It's also the best when you just want to have a chill project to use up some old material you cant figure out how to make use of.

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Especially when it’s fretless

@guitfidle 3 месяца назад

Well that's a fun one. I actually did know gourds are fruit.... I tried growing some in my backyard so I could make weird stuff like this..... they were smaller than baseballs, and when dried the shell was like crappy paper mache. I did end up buying some other ones, but haven't gotten much farther than cutting one in half. My Japanese saw worked really well for gourd slicing BTW. I've built other stuff in this vein, and have some materials suggestions if you're interested.

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Yeah, a Japanese saw is a better choice! Hahahha. I’m not in a climate to grow gourds of this kind either…maybe in a few years though ;) I put a wanted ad out for gourds but didn’t get any reply’s

@guitfidle 3 месяца назад

@@Notaluthier yeah, I've been up your way a couple times. I'm in Oregon, not terribly far off. I actually got a few from a local farm that does a pumpkin patch. If you can grow pumpkins you should be able to grow gourds (same family) however- I have successfully grown pumpkins a couple times, but the gourds just never worked out. I did also get a sitar a few years ago, the body is just a large guard, but I haven't been able to source anything that big for my own projects.

@SierraAppa 3 месяца назад

Another great video. Thank you 🙏

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Thanks to you for watching!

@Dannon1111 13 дней назад

You made a bass lutejo

@rufgux 4 месяца назад

That was fun to watch. Nice job. Keep ‘em coming!

@mxgxhxdx1312 4 месяца назад

Your videos are fuckin badass, sometimes the algorithm hits you with some gold

@Notaluthier 4 месяца назад

Glad it tracked you down 🤖

@bengordon2330 3 месяца назад

rock and roll !!

@zxspectr195 4 месяца назад

Great job man! I actually find ur channel after ur mustang rebuild. And absolutely happy with this! Please do more content like this. With love from Russia 🇷🇺.

@Notaluthier 4 месяца назад

Thank you!

@jayhassan976 3 месяца назад

Dude I love your channel!!

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Thanks!

@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248 4 месяца назад

Amazing! And I thought gourds were only used for carrying around magic potions. What a versatile abomination they are 🙂

@Notaluthier 4 месяца назад

Worst tasting/most useful fruit?

@WansbeckBikecam 4 месяца назад

Brilliant. Sounds great. 👏🏻👏🏻

@Notaluthier 4 месяца назад

Many thanks!

@red58impala 3 месяца назад

My comment is not very pithy today so I'll just say, great video!

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

What a pithy indeed!

@JagStar 4 месяца назад

0:17, I do that all the time! 8:55, I do that all the time too. 😂 What a great instrument!

@tallyankeegal 3 месяца назад

gonna have to say I do like wood shavings, and let's leave it there! lol I'm about to do my first gourd build, thanks for posting!

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Awesome

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Send pics when it’s done!

@popefang 4 месяца назад

FOLLOW THE GOURD!!

@victorparis7189 3 месяца назад

Your as hilarious as Ted @ Twooford!!

@Sammywhat 3 месяца назад

Hashtag #letalonegourds brought me here.

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Hahahahha, yep, gets them every time

@jordmosselman3403 4 месяца назад

Thank you! That was not a fruitless endeavour Slomo (en)taildpiece action was much fun. I see you have managed to avoid the onetimeonly srew action, nice job, the shitsel for the nutjob was an inventive side project. Dont worry about a file pretending to be a metal sandpaper stick, it just works. A goo(r)d project to do for anyone, oh, some slipnot gourd action when wearing that mask next time please? Love to hear goujometal! Good luck with the next builds, yes please!

@Notaluthier 4 месяца назад

Thanks very much

@that_thing_I_do 3 месяца назад

You're weird. I like you and your channel.

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Gawrsh ☺️

@chazstewart4865 4 месяца назад

Ha!.... Subscription justified.

@oliviajoy69 3 месяца назад

Part of the 4.8%, an amateur woodworker, has a dog named Bug, and enjoys shibari. Subscribed!

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Bug! Nice! My dog was named after my daughter’s first dog June….June-June bug-buggy.

@STAY-GOLD-VINYL 2 месяца назад

0:56 you look like one of the Pink Floyd Kids. Another Brick in the Wall anyone??!!!

@markgordon4368 4 месяца назад

Bit gaudy for me 😂

@jacquikerr-bell7850 3 месяца назад

Here for the business tips! 😅 (from the 4.8% audience minority) and this is gourdgeous.

@Notaluthier 3 месяца назад

Hahaha!!you will find great success!

@ToolsAreToys 4 месяца назад

neat!

@kalesmythe 2 месяца назад

It's very similar to a setar, which is a small lute in Iranian classical music.

@Notaluthier 2 месяца назад

Nice! Is that made with a gourd? It also bears a resemblance to a Tamburica, a Ukrainian folk instrument.

@kalesmythe 2 месяца назад

@@Notaluthier I think setars are usually made with pear tree wood but I could be wrong. Definitely wood of some kind. It also has movable frets that were traditionally made from some kinda animal intestine.

@greendragon4571 4 месяца назад

I cannot recall ever seeing a gourd in the UK, so maybe I can use a pumpkin

@ErickvdK 4 месяца назад

Banjo was developed in the US, probably from its predecessor, the akonting. So American instrument with roots in Afrika. Lovely build!😊

@RobHutten 4 месяца назад

There’s something like 150-200 years of documented banjo presence in the Caribbean and eastern South America before it ever shows up in America. Kristina Gaddy’s book Well Of Souls is a fascinating read about this.

@ErickvdK 4 месяца назад

@@RobHutten Might have to get that one! I got "banjo, roots and branches", by Robert B Winans, covers pretty much much what they found out so far, including the banjar from Haiti.😊