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Road Warrior

4 string, baritone uke tuning. Volume & tone, piezo. Bone furniture, strap made from jeans waistband & hemp twine.
Nov 27, 2012
BT Cohosh liked James Shelton's video
Aug 19, 2012
BT Cohosh replied to George Sales's discussion Fret wire Alternatives?
"I've been using salvaged copper electrical wire and brass craft wire, both straightened by clamping one end in a vise and pulling on the other with a pair of pliers until just before I have an aneurysm.  I glue it down with a rubberized…"
Aug 17, 2012
BT Cohosh liked Chris Ellbogen's photo
May 31, 2012
BT Cohosh replied to Bluesheart's discussion Dual Piezo Wiring
"Mike's got the wiring absolutely right.  I've wired piezos in both series and parallel circuits.  Series wiring seems to cut output and deaden feedback; parallel wiring gives more headroom--tends to be "hotter", if that…"
May 25, 2012
BT Cohosh replied to Evan Zadd's discussion distance between strings on a CBG
"I put the middle of the three down the center of the neck, and then the others about 1/2 inch to either side.  KISS principal, you know...."
May 25, 2012
BT Cohosh replied to Tnfishdaddy's discussion Neck Help
"Second what Ed said: use a sharp chisel to knock the slices out.  I smooth with a rasp/file combo, but, remember, that part doesn't show, so it just needs to be "smooth enough"--which means whatever you want it to mean."
Apr 19, 2012

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At 3:45am on December 21, 2011, 407bug said…

Loving those neck details , how do you do your burning engraving?

Has anyone cracked a decent alternative machine head yet?

How do those eye bolts work

At 6:44am on January 4, 2011, Brickdust said…
Thanks for the comment BT - you have some fine looking builds in your page.
At 5:03pm on December 21, 2010, bairfoot cajun said…

thanks b t ,for the gourd cone reso comment sir. it is a kinda new sound.long time ago i was talkin with a guy here and he say somethin bout using wood for a cone,i guess the idea stayed in my head till now. thanks again.

At 7:16pm on November 3, 2010, beStillroy said…
Hey Man
Thanks for the Comment.
I see You are a U.P.er... Cool
HI
At 9:43pm on August 31, 2010, MOJOSTICK said…
Thanks, just took those pix this afternoon. I'm Using a Canon EOS Rebel XT, then enhancing the pix in Photoshop.
At 8:26pm on August 8, 2010, bairfoot cajun said…
i tweaked the waffle iron a little more since the pics--its ready for a sound check.thanks for the comment,i,ll try to get a short video this evening if i can. take care.
At 8:29pm on October 12, 2009, Tom Lanford said…
Thanks for the great comments BT! I appreciate it! Video to come soon I hope! Take care - T
At 2:50pm on October 12, 2009, Dianne Woods said…
Thank you for the welcome. I love this site.
At 11:57am on October 8, 2009, Scott Waters said…
thanks for the welcoming. Yea, that's my basset. Buckley is his name. Got 'em from a basset hound rescue group.
At 7:42pm on September 14, 2009, Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates said…
Oh and this is a pic taken from the CAD drawing I did of it. Planning is 99% of it at this point.
 
 
 

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