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I'm back with another makeshift instrument question... I've got a couple projects I want to do involving making stringed instruments out of tin cookie containers. I think they have some decent acoustics and with the right modifications, could very easily make for a nifty instrument. The problem I'm ...

Cut the top and bottom off a 2 liter bottle. Split the remaining cylindrical part and unroll it. Tack this down across a frame and hit it with a hair dryer. It’s not big but it’s tough and tightens right up. I picked this up from someone else on MIMF, wish I could remember who now. That might work ...

I'm trying to create an instrument out of household materials, and one of my ideas involves using a head like you find on Banjos, Tambourines, or Drums. But if I bought something designed for an instrument, it'd defeat the purpose of the project. So does anyone know of an alternative I could use, th...