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"Mike's got the wiring absolutely right. I've wired piezos in both series and parall…" BT Cohosh replied May 25, 2012 to Dual Piezo Wiring	6	May 29, 2012 Reply by Bluesheart
"I put the middle of the three down the center of the neck, and then the others about…" BT Cohosh replied May 25, 2012 to distance between strings on a CBG	6	May 25, 2012 Reply by David Tutterrow GutBucketGuitars
"Clock's link to Crow's plans is a good one. I've built a couple of Crow-style…" BT Cohosh replied May 25, 2012 to Question from the ULTRA Beginner.	10	Jun 1, 2012 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Second what Ed said: use a sharp chisel to knock the slices out. I smooth with a ra…" BT Cohosh replied Apr 19, 2012 to Neck Help	14	Apr 20, 2012 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"The more rigid the overall structure, the greater the sustain. Through-necks are go…" BT Cohosh replied Mar 19, 2012 to Sustain, and the variables involved....	12	May 31, 2012 Reply by Walter Cengia
"I've tried toothpicks, brass craft wire, copper electrical wire (15 amp), and stainl…" BT Cohosh replied Feb 15, 2012 to Alternative to fret wire?	15	Jan 22, 2020 Reply by Stew
"I've used salvaged copper wire--scraps leftover from wiring my basement, mostly. No…" BT Cohosh replied Dec 1, 2011 to Alternate fret material	10	Dec 4, 2011 Reply by Crimson Toad
"I've used the eyebolt approach on a couple of builds. Works surprisingly well, thou…" BT Cohosh replied Oct 12, 2011 to alternatives to machine heads?	64	Jun 26, 2018 Reply by Bjørn Houdorf
"I keep thinking that rather than print-and-cut the scales every single time I build…" BT Cohosh replied Sep 8, 2011 to fretting help	15	Aug 22, 2012 Reply by Stewart Corlett
"I've seen Dan's video & it's good. I use a template-layout program called Wfre…" BT Cohosh replied Sep 7, 2011 to fretting help	15	Aug 22, 2012 Reply by Stewart Corlett

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BT Cohosh's Discussions (106)

"Mike's got the wiring absolutely right. I've wired piezos in both series and parall…"

"I put the middle of the three down the center of the neck, and then the others about…"

"Clock's link to Crow's plans is a good one. I've built a couple of Crow-style…"

"Second what Ed said: use a sharp chisel to knock the slices out. I smooth with a ra…"

"The more rigid the overall structure, the greater the sustain. Through-necks are go…"

"I've tried toothpicks, brass craft wire, copper electrical wire (15 amp), and stainl…"

"I've used salvaged copper wire--scraps leftover from wiring my basement, mostly. No…"

"I've used the eyebolt approach on a couple of builds. Works surprisingly well, thou…"

"I keep thinking that rather than print-and-cut the scales every single time I build…"

"I've seen Dan's video & it's good. I use a template-layout program called Wfre…"

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