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"Sweet mother of buttermilk biscuits n gravy...milk the cat & take the cow for a walk...that is one clean, sexy looking cb banjo...and like many others out there may say..."dig the Elmar flatpup"."

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Scott aka Farmer Ted replied to Tom Lauten's discussion Buzz/hum

"same thing w/ standard electric guitar...strings don't touch electronics or pickup, but they do attract electrical fields (lights, tv & radio signals, etc) and that is as you said earlier, "an antennae effect. Not sure why the shield…"

May 17

Scott aka Farmer Ted replied to Tom Lauten's discussion Buzz/hum

"gotta ground the strings and the cone...or the buzz will never go away"

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"Finally it flies..Reeds...super job. Wondering, what turned you off to DGBD tuning? I've never tried it, but curious to your experience and reasons for not using it again?"

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"SOLD!!! These sweet pups sold in less than a day. Thanks again to Terry Harris."

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Scott aka Farmer Ted replied to James Buysen's discussion JOHN PAUL JONES SIGNATURE LAP STEEL BASS?

"Interesting guitar, James. Never seen it before, but great idea to be able to stand while playing slide."

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Scott aka Farmer Ted commented on Shane's group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Patch cord...any music shop $10...Ebay $6"

May 16

Scott aka Farmer Ted replied to Dan DiMarco's discussion Volume Control Yes or No ?

"Guess I answered wrong question. Seems to me a builder would omit volume/tone pots for a few reasons. Either he or she doesn't have the parts (pots), or doesn't want to complicate things, or is not experienced enough to go beyond a…"

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"Kinda like my shop setup...everything within an arm's reach."

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Scott aka Farmer Ted replied to Joseph Andrew Devine's discussion I went out on a limb and built one. in the group 6 string CBG's

"I believe yes. Also consider that the strings vibrate more at the neck position, less at bridge. If the pickups were reversed, the bridge pickup would sound flat and less bright, and the neck pickup would be too aggressive (not that that is a bad…"

May 16

Scott aka Farmer Ted replied to Joseph Andrew Devine's discussion I went out on a limb and built one. in the group 6 string CBG's

"One thing to keep in mind...if using two of them on a build (a neck & bridge pickup), the higher output pup normally goes in the bridge position, lower output in neck position. Sometimes this is marked on the pickup (a suggested location)"

May 16

Scott aka Farmer Ted replied to Joseph Andrew Devine's discussion I went out on a limb and built one. in the group 6 string CBG's

"I've used a coupe. They come with 4 wires and a shielded ground. Two of the 4 colored wires will be twisted together. Unless you want to set up with coil-tapping, leave them be. The other two colored wires are positive & negative for…"

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"Merci, Phillip...these were wound using a jig on my cordless drill, and lots of patience."

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"Very Nice Stuff Scott...°<[:-) [---]==={... I wind my own pickups...i don't use wax...only magnet (recycling existing magnets) and 42G wire (or recycling old wire)... i know treble can't be strange...but nice too!"

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Here comes the sun

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Spring time is just around the corner and it couldn't come at a better time. This winter has brought our area a mountain of snow...nearly a storm per week since Christmas 2010. While my family spends lots of time outdoors sledding, walking, and more during the year's darkest days, I am quite ready for warmer, longer days.

Of course this means I will be busier than a one armed paper hanger with the crabs...but who can complain? At least I don't have crabs...haaa.

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At 3:15pm on April 29, 2013, Mike Breen said…: Scott

Im working on another Dulcimer and I made a hollow or 3 piece fret board. I have a small speaker from a smoke detector and was going to use it as a pickup

1 do you think it will work ok as usually i have used piezo's from alarms but this is actually a small speaker with a Mylar like cone

2 were would be the best place to put it , inside the 3 piece fret board

Thanks

Mike

At 5:33am on March 20, 2013, Martin Venning said…: Thanks a lot Farmer! 'Tis my first effort, and I fear these things are addictive! Martin

At 9:50pm on February 18, 2013, Knotlenny said…: Thanks, F.T.
Very kind of you to say!

At 10:58am on February 1, 2013, Mike Breen said…: Thanks for the quick response

At 8:34am on February 1, 2013, Mike Breen said…: Scott

When we spoke last week you were saying if you use piezos run them in series but were you placing them side by side or one at the neck and one at the bridge or does it mater

Thanks

At 3:21pm on January 24, 2013, Mike Breen said…: Scott I hope you get good use from the flat pup I love them. Im going to East Coast Hardwoods tomorrow will let you know if they have any great deals or is there something you are looking for I let you know

At 6:25pm on January 11, 2013, Mike Breen said…: Thanks I have seen some of your work at Plan B earlier in the fall very nice. I travel the 4 provinces and notice you live near Antigonish maybe sometime Im by that way I will try to find you to say hello in person

At 7:51am on January 24, 2012, wes carl said…: Scott Mike Orr of Built 2 Last makes uke necks & fretboards He has an ad on the front page & may have one on Ebay now

At 11:37am on July 7, 2011, Grease Stains said…: hey man, its pretty cool to meet someone else in nova scotia buliding CBG's(i assumed there must be a few of us around)! you got some beautiful git's there. hope my wood working skills can get close to that level some day, haha!

At 12:12pm on April 8, 2011, BLY said…: Hi Scott, I am in the process of completing and posting the schematic as well as parts list and some basic instructions. If you have not worked with tube amps before it would be a good idea to find someone to help you. One major concern is learning how to work with the high voltages found in tube amps. Safety is a big concern. Knowing where and where not to touch and where the high voltages reside inside of the amp is a must. Once you get the hang of it it should be fairly easy for you to build this amp. -Joe