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"@chickenbone you can't see it in the picture but the braces butt up to the neck pock…"

Shawn replied Feb 9 to strat/tele type neck

 8 Feb 9
Reply by Shawn

"I use a Dermal with a router base and a downward spiral bit. 1.Mark out the neck po…"

Shawn replied Feb 9 to neck pocket

 6 Feb 16
Reply by wayne niswander

"This is how I did mine"

Shawn replied Jan 21 to strat/tele type neck

 8 Feb 9
Reply by Shawn

"The wood saddle may also be soaking up the string vibration as well try a bone saddl…"

Shawn replied Nov 14, 2012 to Rod piezo low volume

 13 Nov 19, 2012
Reply by Randy S. Bretz

"You must make full contact with the rod and the saddle. They must mate up flat and t…"

Shawn replied Nov 14, 2012 to Rod piezo low volume

 13 Nov 19, 2012
Reply by Randy S. Bretz

"This gives you an Idea how I did mine as I wanted to keep it as open as possible and…"

Shawn replied Oct 30, 2012 to Inside Box of 6 string?

 7 Nov 1, 2012
Reply by Rand Moore

"Picture Page 3 the first 4 pictures shows the brace system I have used. This brace s…"

Shawn replied Oct 26, 2012 to 6 String, help

 12 Oct 26, 2012
Reply by Josh Thompson

"Check out my pictures to get the mojo flowing. Start with the biggest box you can fi…"

Shawn replied Oct 26, 2012 to 6 String, help

 12 Oct 26, 2012
Reply by Josh Thompson

"If you are talking about the saddle slot this is how I do mine. II built a jig to ho…"

Shawn replied May 5, 2012 to Cutting slots in Bridges

 4 May 5, 2012
Reply by Rouxdy Blues

"I butt 2 cigar boxes together to obtain the size I need sometimes. Wine boxes are an…"

Shawn replied Apr 29, 2012 to Large cigar boxes ?

 26 May 21, 2012
Reply by Randy S. Bretz

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