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Permalink Reply by David McQueen on May 2, 2014 at 9:35am

I have some future "wall decor" to celebrate that philosophy.

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Permalink Reply by J Lee on May 2, 2014 at 1:09pm

My philiosophy completely!

It's a CBG after all.....it's not meant to be perfect. The 'imperfections' just add to the individuality - and that's half the appeal.

Just about finished the first build and have started on 2 more necks already....much learning and fun ahead!

Thanks for your input

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Permalink Reply by J Lee on May 2, 2014 at 1:07pm

Thanks Robert - couldn't agree more.....I'll make my own 'judgements' about what to take on board. As a rookie, I'm keen to absorb as much good info as I can get.

Nice looking job on the bridge and pins btw!

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Permalink Reply by robert jones on May 3, 2014 at 12:31am

Thanks, I messed up a few pins before I got a feel for the material.

A trick you can do to make sure your intonation is correct is to go at it ass backwards...place the bridge before calculating the scale length.

Not the preferred method but the fret calculation will be accurate.

One caveat is that you will need to subtract the compensation amount from the calculated length.

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Permalink Reply by Better Trees on May 3, 2014 at 7:01am

That's how I did my first few ukes. Then I realized it was ass backwards and harder than just measuring properly.

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Permalink Reply by robert jones on May 3, 2014 at 12:23pm

Yeah I never thought of doing it that way until somebody asked me to repair a guitar with a missing fretboard.

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on May 3, 2014 at 1:56pm

That's the way I do my resonators.

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Permalink Reply by Better Trees on May 4, 2014 at 6:13am

I'll keep that in mind. I only have one reso under my belt.

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Permalink Reply by Sawbones on May 3, 2014 at 11:06pm

You guys are so funny!I love it!

Afterall its just a stick in a box.

I'm on about build 5 w/ a reso cone.Its all for shits and giggles anyway!:)

I also build partscasters,so CBG's really give me individuality,as in find the box,make the neck,scale length,everything.ITS RAD!!!

There is no wrong way,just build.

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