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"Here's a pic of my winding rig for an idea of an easy way to do it. Hand powered so…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 12, 2009 to Pick up wire	4	Aug 12, 2009 Reply by Doc Oakroot
"Pickup wire is insulated with enamel (or polycoat) painted on. You can't use plain s…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 12, 2009 to Pick up wire	4	Aug 12, 2009 Reply by Doc Oakroot
"Don't overthink it! Red oak is available at the big box hardware stores in fretboar…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 12, 2009 to Tell me all your secrets	11	Aug 12, 2009 Reply by Ben
"Yeah, I use that type of box to display my CDs at gigs. A stack of CDs fits and one…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 12, 2009 to Another Cool one	2	Aug 12, 2009 Reply by Doc Oakroot
"It does not matter as far as sound is concerned. The only issue is that it might cau…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 11, 2009 to AHH, What to Do	6	Aug 11, 2009 Reply by Paul Doug
"My CBGs are mostly nylon strung. I play slide and fingered on them and they sound gr…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 8, 2009 to Nylon string CBG?	9	Aug 10, 2009 Reply by FatDog
"Replace them with guitar tuners. Or tune to a lower pitch - uke pegs can't hold as…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 8, 2009 to Uke tuning pegs	2	Aug 8, 2009 Reply by Brian Lemin
"There's no substitute for a harp, lol. But kazoo is easier to learn (it's about the…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 8, 2009 to Harmonica substitute?	14	Sep 2, 2009 Reply by Jerryrig240
"I get them here: http://www.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/dksus.dll?PName?Name=102-11…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 7, 2009 to Piezo source	7	Aug 7, 2009 Reply by Doc Oakroot
"My Banshee Kazoo Mask is essentially a piezo mic: The working part is a 2 1/2 inch…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 7, 2009 to Singing with distortion	8	Aug 8, 2009 Reply by Pete Handy

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Doc Oakroot's Discussions (215)

"Here's a pic of my winding rig for an idea of an easy way to do it. Hand powered so…"

"Pickup wire is insulated with enamel (or polycoat) painted on. You can't use plain s…"

"Don't overthink it! Red oak is available at the big box hardware stores in fretboar…"

"Yeah, I use that type of box to display my CDs at gigs. A stack of CDs fits and one…"

"It does not matter as far as sound is concerned. The only issue is that it might cau…"

"My CBGs are mostly nylon strung. I play slide and fingered on them and they sound gr…"

"Replace them with guitar tuners. Or tune to a lower pitch - uke pegs can't hold as…"

"There's no substitute for a harp, lol. But kazoo is easier to learn (it's about the…"

"I get them here: http://www.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/dksus.dll?PName?Name=102-11…"

"My Banshee Kazoo Mask is essentially a piezo mic: The working part is a 2 1/2 inch…"

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