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Mr. Toad commented on econnofoot's group Banjo Players Unite!

"You could check over at the banjohangout.com. I'm sure you could find an answer to your question."

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Mr. Toad replied to Mike Dove's discussion Army serving in Afghanistan in the group CBGs for Service Members

"Dan I would love to send him one but I need some guidance since I have not done this before. I have a three string and a four string ready to go now."

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"Is there any difference between the fret spacing of a guitar and a banjo? I am making a tenor banjo and printed out a template using "wfret" and when I compare the template to the tenor banjo that I have, they are not the same. "

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"Thank you so much for the compliment! Don't be shy about sending one of your guitars to a service member, it will be greatly appreciated. "Basic" ones are the real CBG tradition anyway. Mine are over-built hybrids. "

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Since i started playing these cbg's i've been wishing i had a chord book. A recent attemp to teach myself music theory gave me the idea to try to share anything i learn to help myself memorize what i've learned, and give ppl a sort of Chord Book. this will be a work in progress, so please be patient!See More

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Mr. Toad commented on Diane in Chicago's group CBGs for Service Members

"I've made 10 or 12 CBG's and they're pretty basic but I would love to participate is making some for our service members in a combat zone. How does it work?"

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"I've made 10 or 12 CBG's and they're pretty basic but I would love to participate is making some for our service members in a combat zone. How does it work?"

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"Stumbled across your Wildwood Flower. I've always loved the song but I think your rendition was the best. I think I'll check out your other vids. "

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At 4:32pm on April 15, 2013, Jillian Baxter said…: Thank you so much for the compliment! Don't be shy about sending one of your guitars to a service member, it will be greatly appreciated. "Basic" ones are the real CBG tradition anyway. Mine are over-built hybrids.

At 3:25pm on May 28, 2012, Jim Morris said…: Thanks Mr. Toad. The strings were an A,D and wound G from an acoustic guitar set. Tuned G,D,G. Not sure of the exact guages but I think it was acoustic light which makes it a bit heavier than electric would be. I kinda like the sound of the wound high G which you don't often get on electric sets.

At 3:58am on April 1, 2011, Kenneth Peterson said…: In responce to peaple who live by you ...........b.d 8/7/50

At 3:42am on April 1, 2011, Kenneth Peterson said…: Mr. Toad , my name is Kenneth Peterson. I live aprox. 120 miles from you right in the middle of Spokane and Seattle.Quincy Wa. I am new at CBG Nation but have been singing and playing instruments all my life.What fun to to be hear and meet so many kind peaple of like mind about music.Looking forward to more communication with you and others ! Nice to meet ya!

At 12:31am on April 16, 2010, Doug Thorsvik said…: Jim

Sounds like a plan.

Doug

At 10:45pm on April 14, 2010, Doug Thorsvik said…: Jim

Thanks for the positive feedback. I had a few problems when I put it together Saturday, but I am pretty satisfied with it. Let me know if you want to come over and see it. I also sent a picture and details to a popular Guitar blog and he posted it today. You can check it out at: http://guitarz.blogspot.com/2010/04/vikster-homemade-shortscale-bass.html

Doug

At 8:01am on April 11, 2010, Bill Ludeman said…: Hi Mr T - On the difference between the Radio Shack 273-073 and the 059 piezo question, I believe that the 073 is going to be louder and smoother. The number I quoted DEFINITELY works very well. There are lots of reviews on using it for musical instrument pickups and I have considerable personal experience with it. The 059 is quieter and although it may work it will not be as effective (best guess) I think I would exchange the 273=059 for the 273-073 since all the work ends up inside a CBG. If you decide to try the 059 I would be curious to hear how it worked out for you. Thanks for checking out my blog on how to do this - Bill

At 12:58am on March 23, 2010, Doug Thorsvik said…: Jim

Here are two suggested string sets (My guess is you will have better success with the GDG tuning; either will work):

GDG tuned Wound 045, Wound 030, Steel 020 (2nd choice Wound 020)
DAD tuned Wound 030, Wound 019, Steel 014

Our Easter Worship service for Medical Lake Community Church is at 10:30 am at the High School on April 4.

Doug

At 12:01am on January 28, 2010, Doug Thorsvik said…: Yes it was. I thought it was you, but you were gone before I got a chance to say "hi"; I figured you in a hurry.

Zero frets are used instead of a normal slotted nut which means you have to something on the other side of the zero fret to keep the strings in position. You can use something with slots; I currently prefer to drill holes. In any case, the strings need to rest on the zero fret. Hope this is helpful. If you need more info, you can always call too.

Doug

At 9:54am on November 23, 2009, Tres Seaver said…: Welcome aboard, Jim! You will find lots of helpful folks and information here on all things CBG (CBU, CBB, etc.) Feel free to poke around, ask questions, and post your stuff (photos, recordings, videos, etc.).

Most of all, have fun!

Tres.