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"If you could find an old John Deere (or similar) can with some age and patina, it wo…" Mark Bliss replied Oct 10, 2012 to Some specifically general questions	33	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Might I suggest a gas can style banjo (Google gas can banjo, should get you some hit…" Mark Bliss replied Oct 10, 2012 to Some specifically general questions	33	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
" I guess it depends on your goal, different sound? Easy to build? Just something dif…" Mark Bliss replied Oct 10, 2012 to Some specifically general questions	33	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Oh, did you ever say what the neck was made of?" Mark Bliss replied Apr 15, 2012 to Some specifically general questions	33	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Sorry Rand, I just re-read this thread and realized I never responded to your questi…" Mark Bliss replied Apr 15, 2012 to Some specifically general questions	33	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"That looks very nice Kyle, congrats on the completion of that project!" Mark Bliss replied Apr 15, 2012 to Some specifically general questions	33	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Looking very good Kyle! My banjo has a shorter 5th fret and a small hole with a roun…" Mark Bliss replied Feb 26, 2012 to Some specifically general questions	33	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Well Gary, as I feared there hasnt been much response. Partly, theres just not a gre…" Mark Bliss replied Oct 29, 2011 to Banjo Blues Tab	5	Jan 12, 2012 Reply by Matthew Borczon
"Good tips and thoughts there Kyle! I like the logo-tone deaf music. That makes it wo…" Mark Bliss replied Oct 9, 2011 to Some specifically general questions	33	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"You could do it that way, the tail end might get too closer to the drum head than de…" Mark Bliss replied Oct 2, 2011 to Some specifically general questions	33	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore

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Mark Bliss's Discussions (823)

"If you could find an old John Deere (or similar) can with some age and patina, it wo…"

"Might I suggest a gas can style banjo (Google gas can banjo, should get you some hit…"

" I guess it depends on your goal, different sound? Easy to build? Just something dif…"

"Oh, did you ever say what the neck was made of?"

"Sorry Rand, I just re-read this thread and realized I never responded to your questi…"

"That looks very nice Kyle, congrats on the completion of that project!"

"Looking very good Kyle! My banjo has a shorter 5th fret and a small hole with a roun…"

"Well Gary, as I feared there hasnt been much response. Partly, theres just not a gre…"

"Good tips and thoughts there Kyle! I like the logo-tone deaf music. That makes it wo…"

"You could do it that way, the tail end might get too closer to the drum head than de…"

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