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Rod Piezo Hacking
Started this discussion. Last reply by Randy S. Bretz May 11. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I thought this may be helpful to anyone who is tempted to hack those rod piezos. As an experiment I successfully cut one of the piezo elements off of a 6 string one and wired it to a jack so I now…Continue
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Piezo for Uke Bass
Started this discussion. Last reply by jawbone May 9. 14 Replies 0 Likes
My Uke bass project is almost done. I made the bridge with a coax piezo under the brass rod saddle but the output is almost not there at all. I tried a preamp and it was not really any better. I…Continue
Zero Fret?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Apr 20. 9 Replies 0 Likes
I've become a fan of the zero fret but now I'm looking for a better way. I usually use a brass rod set into a slot but cutting the slot and getting it at the right size and depth is a pain. I got…Continue
CB bass Uke
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bluesheart Apr 12. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I thought I would post this were too for a broader perspective to sorry for any duplication.OK, so I got my Pahoehoe strings and standard (electric I guess) bass tuners today. At least two members…Continue
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This thing
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:30am 7 Comments 3 Likes
I guess as far as addictions go this is not a bad one to have. I had surgery yesterday morning and was in the cellar laying out out a rat rod build last night. Now I'm up early and since I'm off work, guess what I'm anxious to get back to?? I don't have much in the way of power tools so not too concerned about being doped up a bit, feeling creative somehow.
Comment Wall (287 comments)
- At 8:57am on June 1, 2013,
Michael Fred Johnson said… Thank you for your comment
- At 8:33am on May 30, 2013,
Rob Uker said…
Great page. I love the music.
- At 7:08am on May 19, 2013, Michael Fred Johnson said…
Thanks for your comments. Yes it is all cut by hand, must be getting better, I only snapped two piercing saw blades on the tailpiece as opposed to about ten on the sound hole
- At 4:33pm on May 17, 2013,
Albert Cook said… Thanks for the request :)
- At 10:34am on May 16, 2013,
darren brown said… thanks bluesheart .
- At 5:02am on May 9, 2013,
cynthia dinan said… Bruce, I look forward to your new works. I have been working on mandos and ukes lately, but recently returned to the 3-stringer standard to build one for my cousin and it is very pretty, with clean lines. I will post pictures of it after she receives it in New York. It's supposed to be a surprise (what it looks like), so I don't want her stumbling onto any pics before then. She plays bass, so I strung it uniquely. More to come! :) I'm hoping to do more of the Steampunk work too, since the Steampunk twins have gone off to new homes.
- At 10:23am on April 20, 2013,
Bill Powell said… Bluesheart, the lack of a chapter on you and featuring photos of Aja, the Undertaker, Splinter Pig and other examples of your skill and design aesthetic makes David Sutton's book, "Cigar Box Guitars" incomplete.
- At 5:16pm on March 24, 2013,
Bjorn Damsgaard said… Hi Bluesheart! Thanks for wishing me welcome to The Nation. I've finished two more gits since then, and I'm keeping on keeping on. I've tried to comment to your builds, but have failed to load it up or something. I'll try again.
The Best to you.
Bjorn
- At 4:07am on March 9, 2013,
Randy S. Bretz said… 
Here`s one i saw sometime back, saved the pic for reference.
- At 12:05am on March 9, 2013,
ron carlson said… "just where the sander wouldn't reach"
Ha!!! You should have made up some big story about how you learned that heel detail from a CBG building Tibetan monk during you travels east while trying to find yourself. Who knows, I may have bought it ;)
Thanks for the friend request thing. I'm flattered and happy to oblige!
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