Sound Searcher 2: Tin Can Banjo Parts & Tools

Presenting our second-generation “GEN2” line of plastic fretting templates! A huge improvement over the original model, these templates are ¼ the thickness, include more template features, are nice...

This is a high-quality dovetail-style saw, perfect for cutting fret slots for standard fret wires that fit in a .023" slot. The blade has a .020" kerf and is 8" long with a steel reinforced ridge...

We've finally found a source for a decent luthier's file designed for dressing and rounding frets after installation. A two-sided file, this tool will help make the shaping of your frets a much...

Great for new instrument fret-work and repair work on mandolins, banjos, dulcimers, cigar box guitars and more! This fret wire is silimar to Stewart-MacDonald's Narrow/Low #764.

Finally, an affordable tool for cutting the ends of frets close to the fretboard. We've been searching for a long time for a tool like this and we're excited to offer it to all of the builders out...

This is an all-wood bridge meant for conventional banjos, but they also work great for cigar box guitars!These bridges may come in slotted for 6-string, which will still work fine for 4-string...

This light hammer is fitted with two grades of tips - one hard rubber, and one hard plastic. Each tip threads into the handle so you can adjust the weight or simply use one side.The more forgiving...

This is a geared friction-mount tuner/machine head for use with drone strings on 5-string banjos. This style of tuner is mounted into a hole drilled part-way up the side of the neck. They feature...

This sturdy tool is designed for reaming just the right taper into the peg heads of instruments that use wooden friction-style tuning pegs, such as fiddles, old-time banjos and more. The tapered...