For the project, an instrument had to be as simple and cheap as possible, but also quick to assemble. Teachers sometimes have less patience than one would assume. This is one of the reasons why the neck is made of spruce. To be on the safe side, it's a bit stronger, but still very playable - we would never have thought that this neck has remained stable for about 8 years now.

However - Mama Tin was and still is our #1 instrument in open-G tuning (4-string). Ignored for a long time, she hung on the wall as a work of art, little played. It was only later in the cabin at the lake that the great possibilities of G-D-G-B were recognised - a tuning that is now almost typical for SCHAMAY. Well, her home is the cabin, still, but now played way more often.

What we really like most is the design of the tin - it's not easy to find nice tins. Most of the new ones have Christmas-related prints - not necessarily something for an "every day" instrument.