HI
Silly to be sure, but fun ? you bet. Loud too!
Salvation Army 50 cent tennis racket &
a few hours of time were all that was
required. Head is printing-shop thrown-away
mylar super-glued & stapled to racquet rim.
Head is tensioned by a very simple ring of
1/8″ plywood from an old door, pushed tight
with ten small blocks of wood. This tensions
the mylar so nicely that it doesn’t come anywhere
near hitting the racquet’s cross-strings.
Playing Strings are simply two gauges of fishing
line. 5th string is accomplished by “shorting-out”
the string with a couple of brads.
This is a three-string banjo. All 3tuning gears
won’t fit on the peghead end, so I put two
of them at the opposite end (near the bridge)
Works fine. Construction article forthcoming
soon on my webpage: www.DennisHavlena.com
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June 27th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
That is brilliant! …
That is brilliant! Sounds really great
June 27th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
That is so neat!
That is so neat!
June 27th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
@ddAdmire I’m …
@ddAdmire I’m pretty sure a banjo is much more useful than a TV tray. Instead of laying around and eating while you rot your brains watching television, you can stimulate your mind with something creative involving music!
June 27th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
that put a smile on …
that put a smile on my face! Thanks!!
June 27th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Brilliant as usual …
Brilliant as usual Dennis! Thanks for posting it!
June 27th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
This is great.
This is great.
June 27th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
amazing……..now …
amazing……..now if you could turn it in to something useful like a tv tray lol
June 27th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
@NewgroundsOwnSBB
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@NewgroundsOwnSBB
You actually could, as the cross-strings remain untouched
& springy — just turn it around! Thanks
June 27th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Best thing is, you …
Best thing is, you can probably still use it as a tennis racket… or at least a badminton racket.