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Kalmario commented on Mark "Fatt Max" Hill's group New Zealand CBG Movement

"neck wood, find the hardest you can find, recycled natives look nice, avoid pine if you can , if you can't make sure the grain is going the right way i.e. |||||||||||| instead of: _or \ what are you planning on making?"

May 26

Kalmario commented on Mark "Fatt Max" Hill's group New Zealand CBG Movement

"cigar boxes: A) try trade me, beware though its expensive. B) Havana house : on customs st west off queen st. expensive too, but at least you can see what they have. C) CB gitty will send them from the states, nice boxes, bigger sized and no…"

May 26

Kalmario commented on Mark "Fatt Max" Hill's group New Zealand CBG Movement

"what exactly would you like to know? best idea is to start finding parts. "

May 26

Kalmario commented on Andy Stone's group Cigar Box Ukulele

"@chris and @mel, nice looking ukes/prototypes. @loco looks pretty cool so far, what sort of bracing are you using and how thick is the sound board? craft knives are the easiest way to make pre amp holes for sure."

Apr 17

Kalmario commented on Andy Stone's group Cigar Box Ukulele

"@loco, it adds heaps of weight frankly. but the compensation is it is playable through a p.a. that being said this uke has heavy bracing to stabilise the front and end of the uke, as a previous model fell to bits after a few years of kid…"

Apr 15

Kalmario replied to Mal Chilvers's discussion tabs in the group Three string guitars

"mad busy at the moment, will see if I can have a go on sunday. cheers Cliff "

Apr 12

Kalmario replied to Mal Chilvers's discussion tabs in the group Three string guitars

"hi Mal best way i've found to tab things out is to use scales then a circle of fifths. on your 3 string work out the scale postions for the major scale, and then the minor and major pentatonic scales. then play the scales over the you tube…"

Mar 29

Kalmario commented on Andy Stone's group Cigar Box Ukulele

"cheers! kala red's (tenor - even though its a soprano scale - gives more tension) took roughly an hour using parts that were just kicking around. its a prefabricated CBGitty bridge - works amazingingly well, the pickup works fine,…"

Mar 22