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The UNC-TV public broadcast television station of Chapel Hill, NC did a detailed video documentary of NC native, and originator of the genuine, one-stringed Can-Joe musical instrument, Herschel R. Brown (deceased) several years ago, before he passed away. The documentary of Herschel has aired many times on the NC state’s official public broadcast station over the past ten, or so, years. Each time that it airs, it reaches viewers all across the NC state and into adjacent states within viewing distance. Every time the documentary is viewed, the CanJoe Company of Blountville, TN receives many inquiries about purchasing their own. The video most often has aired in early December, each year, and folks quickly see the opportunity for acquiring nice, hand made, custom created gifts for friends and relatives. As is the case, the Christmas season of 2018 had quite a few who saw the replay of Herschel’s documentary and directly contacted CanJoe*John, the close, personal friend of Herschel’s who originally began making them as direct assistance to Herschel while living in NC, and continued making and marketing them out his own shop upon moving from NC, back to his home state of Tennessee, in early 1993.

For the last several years of Herschel Brown’s life, he and CanJoe*John stayed in close contact collaborating on design improvement ideas and co-marketing the instruments world-wide. However, Herschel kept his choice of materials, simple pine wood, and no frills designs to mass produce as his own, CanJoe*John discovered another market for custom created, high end instruments. Over many years, everywhere CanJoe*John appeared in public venues, music festivals, arts & crafts shows, etcetera, and he both attended as well as performed at literally thousands of events over the years, folks frequently approached him to inquire about having theirs made as custom, fine works of art. Now, currently in the new year of 2019, having stayed in continuous and as licensed business since the year 1994, of hand crafting his versions of Herschel’s concept, and for well over a quarter of a century, folks who discover the authentic, original, master hand crafted musical works of art that only CanJoe*John offers are always delighted, too, to have their instruments made by the original true master designer, artist and craftsman.

The Pepsi Cola Company is headquartered in New Bern, NC and many who hail from the old Tar Heel state love their Pepsi, and often identify by the Pepsi trademark products. In the case of this fine example as shown in these photographs, this instrument was specifically ‘canmissioned’ by a loving grandmother who had seen the documentary, and called to order it as a Christmas gift for her NC native born, 16 year old grandson. In order to match more of the tastes and relative to the owner details, he was born on the 4th of July, so the Pepsi can chosen is of a Star Spangled Banner short run version. This particular model is of the CanJoe Company’s lesser expensive “deluxe” design, offered, but it represents the extreme high quality that even the least expensive versions made, as exemplified.

The finger board is of #1 grade Eastern mountain spruce wood and the blue or red highlights along the board’s fretted pattern match the limited edition Pepsi can used as its resonator. The pattern displayed, though, is not haphazardly applied. The red highlights are visual fret markers accentuating the key notes of the diatonic music scale. Always included with every instrument is a detailed song book offering dozens of common, easy to learn tunes in a numbered tab notation to help new musicians learn how to play. Every instrument made by CanJoe*John, too, are always warranted for life with an unconditional warranty to replace, restore, or repair any model sold that becomes unplayable, except for a broken string.

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For ALL inquiries please call:

The CanJoe Company, 423-612-4320
2357 Feathers Chapel Rd, Blountville, TN 37617

About CanJoe*John

CanJoe*John began making and marketing the authentic 'canjoe' instruments from their origin. Introduced to them by their creator, Herschel R. Brown, in the early 1990s, John, from the beginning, helped Herschel manufacture them in Herschel's shop. John relocated back to his home state of TN in 1993 and continued, initially with Herschel's direct assistance, to make and market them, establishing the licensed sole proprietorship, the CanJoe Company, in 1994. As a professional musician CanJoe*John became billed as the "world's most unique musician, playing the world's most unique musical instrument, the canjoe" (aka, canjo). Always with his own personal canjoe instrument in hand he was awarded the adult "2007 Male Bluegrass Instrumentalist of the Year" by the North American Country Music Association International (NACMAI), and now having the distinction of being the first and only canjoe picker to ever perform on the Grand Ole Opry, has literally taken the one-stringed thing to the outer limits! CanJoe*John is a master craftsman and artist who designs, creates and crafts these instruments as custom works of musical fine art for those who respect and require the best of the best, truly genuine, original one-stringed musical instruments. He can be reached via email at canjoe@canjoe.com, or by phone at 423-612-4320.
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