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Found an Inexpensive Source of Bone for Saddles.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Rusty Pup (Mark) May 26, 2012. 4 Replies

Living in a small town has its drawbacks. For instance, there are no real butcher shops or pet shops in the area to source cow bone for nuts and bridge saddles. I found an inexpensive source of bone…Continue

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Help With an Amp Potentiometer

Started this discussion. Last reply by Rusty Pup (Mark) Mar 6, 2012. 9 Replies

Howdy! This is my first post here on The Nation, and I have an amp question.I scored a VOX VT15, 15 watt amp in partial exchange for some work I'm doing for an aquaintence, and there's a problem with…Continue

 

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God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign on Cigar Box Fiddle #9

"Awesome! I love this video! Would you mind if I shared it on my Facebook page? I'm trying to show my youngest granddaughter what a cigar box fiddle would sound like, and this video is perfect!"
Jun 5
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"I normally don't bother waxing the blade. If you want to, it won't hurt anything, but it's not necessary."
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"Sweet! Now you can tell folks that you play the pipes... Ok, that was bad even for me..."
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Rusty Pup (Mark) replied to Where's Uranus?'s discussion Joining Lumber in the group Low Budget Land
"For what you want to do, the Irwin blade should do nicely. Carbide blades aren't 100% carbide - just the tips of the teeth are. If you look at the close-ups of the pic of that Irwin blade, you'll see that the tips of the teeth are separate…"
May 24
Rusty Pup (Mark) replied to Where's Uranus?'s discussion Joining Lumber in the group Low Budget Land
"I've seen some guys use 60 and even 80 tooth blades for ripping hardwoods, but I think that's overkill for something like this, unless you're doing some seriously detailed trim work. That's just my opinion - others…"
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Rusty Pup (Mark) replied to Where's Uranus?'s discussion Joining Lumber in the group Low Budget Land
"Personally, I just check the surfaces I want to glue up with a straight edge to make sure they're nice and flat and the edges are nice and square, then glue 'em up. If they're not flat, or if the corners are rounded a bit, a trip…"
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"Very nice! When you say that you cut it down, do you mean height, length, or width? We have a lot of vineyards and small local wineries here. Looks like I'm gonna have to go to a few that offer tours and do some horse trading..."
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"Hehehehehehehe... The whisky box is gonna be made into a fiddle, eventually. I already have a neck lammed up for a build using the redwood bridge - film at 11..."
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At 10:55am on June 5, 2013, Jim Morris said…

Thanks Mark. I've enjoyed looking at your builds as well!

                                                                                     Jim

At 8:30am on April 3, 2013, Randy S. Bretz said…

At 5:50am on March 27, 2013, Randy S. Bretz said…

Happy Birthday Mark  !!!!!!

At 1:08pm on September 21, 2012, wes carl said…

Mark If yer interested in using a larger speaker in yer amp builds look at my page Iv done it for years using the same board Gitty sells & others  They can take much more than a 4 inch 2 watt speaker  Iv used 8 inch & 2 6x9 speakers & they all work with that board & play a long time  AnywhereMusicPower 

At 6:03pm on August 7, 2012, Walt Betts said…

Mark if you get this my email is waltinnv@gmail.com.

 All I need is an address and maybe phone number so when I get into Stagecouch or Silver Springs or whatever and get ahold of you

 My wife, Jane, has a phone 801-dang I dont remember it anyways I can come over any day this week

 

At 4:44pm on May 16, 2012, Hillbilly Hobo said…

thanks for the kind words mark and even more so on the oreo cookie blues gotta check it out just saw yor pics with your builds o man excellent where did you get the white boxes i really need one and the diagrams for the neck for the concept man thats a peice of art there now

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Newbie Anxieties

Posted on September 21, 2012 at 10:30am 6 Comments

I’m pretty new to the whole CBG scene. I only joined The Nation in January of 2012 so at the time of this writing, that’s right at 9 months. In that time, I've built a total of 6 guitars, and number 7 is on the bench. None of them are anything you’d call a work of art - the first 6 are fretless, 3-string, slide guitars that stay in tune (or not) at their whim. In fact, my 5th build has earned the nickname Bartleby for the simple reason that when it comes to staying in tune, it would just…

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