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string frets?! Any of you ever used strings for frets - like waxed cotton or the like? I'm thinking of tying frets on a cello so I can play it like an mi… Started by Diane in Chicago	7	May 6, 2010 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
Pickup Winder? I was in Hobby Lobby the other day and saw one of these. It is a AA battery powered rubber band winder for model airplanes. The notched whe… Started by Bob Young	0	May 5, 2010
Fret Board thickness? Just curious as to what people, who are adding fret boards to their builds, using as a thickness? I have personally been trying to keep mi… Started by Dave Breault	14	May 4, 2010 Reply by Dave Breault
neck angle no neck angle I want to build a 3 stringer and have some neck confusion. The first neck I built had a 10 degrees angle but you can not really lay the thi… Started by Mungo Park	17	May 3, 2010 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
great place to shop iggy's post of the part list prompts me to tell you all of a great source of parts - i recently ordered 17 different parts including tuners… Started by rich gallagher	7	May 3, 2010 Reply by Tracy Kennedy
simple amp Hi all Ive been trying to build an amp controlled via guitar knobs useing a 9volt battery 1 wire to the speaker 1 wire to a switch from the… Started by crissy b	5	May 1, 2010 Reply by wes carl
More questions? Well, yes. But this time it's preference questions LOL OK, first what are your thoughts on stringing CBGs with the strings 6,4,2 and then 5,3,1 on a different CBG? Do you prefer the neck of the… Started by Brian " BigB " Saunders	6	Apr 30, 2010 Reply by stan bryars
first plank guitar OK, finally finished my personal WS # 200 .... I know that it was built out of order, but having never done a plank... well.... you know...… Started by Wichita Sam	25	Apr 30, 2010 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
I came across a great fret program If you follow this link you can download WFret, it's a great fret calculater and even better it comes with a feature that lets you print ou… Started by Bryon Dodds	4	Apr 30, 2010 Reply by Grizz
Oil Can Guitar: How Do I Work Inside of It? Howdy folks. I'm a first-time builder. Recently got it into my head that I want to build an electric oil can guitar, like the ones you see… Started by MicCheckOne	24	Apr 29, 2010 Reply by Roosterman

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