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"Taffy, sorry for taking so long to reply (manic/depression doesn't exactly have a schedule you can set your clock by). The bridge is gonna' have to be down near the bottom of the pan (like... very near the bottom). =) I…"
"Hi James, here's a look at old neck heaven, I've got enough there to keep me in six stringers for a while. With some, in the past ,I have removed the frets and sawn down each side of the truss rod to make 3-4 string necks.
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I finally got around to cutting up that cheap student guitar and sticking it onto that black cheesecake pan I've been planning to use for the past year. I need to go back and find a thicker piece of wood to mount inside the pan, though.I also need to cut off the top two tuner holes and redo the nut for 4 strings. If this works out well, I may try keeping an eye out for…See More
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Cheesecake Banjolele
Posted on May 21, 2019 at 12:14pm 5 Comments 1 Like
I finally got around to cutting up that cheap student guitar and sticking it onto that black cheesecake pan I've been planning to use for the past year. I need to go back and find a thicker piece of wood to mount inside the pan, though.
I also need to cut off the top two tuner holes and redo the nut for 4 strings. If this works out well, I may try…
Continue"I sure love making frets!"... said no luthier ever
Posted on June 27, 2018 at 1:07pm 5 Comments 1 Like
Man, how do you guys do this time and time again?! It's sucking all of the joy out of the hobby for me. :)
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