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"How do they sound with piezo pick ups? And would a piezo need a preamp?" ken farmer replied Mar 24, 2010 to Danelectro Ho-Dad...any opinions?	10	Mar 25, 2010 Reply by otis
"I've heard that the ruby amp had a hard time driving a single speaker over about 2.5…" ken farmer replied Mar 14, 2010 to My 2nd build, CBG/AMP	10	Mar 27, 2010 Reply by Barry Evan Russ
"Thanks Diane - that made it very clear. I was thinking about using a miter box to t…" ken farmer replied Feb 28, 2010 to Scale for a 9yo girl	28	Oct 13, 2012 Reply by jamie bark
"Thanks Stan (& Diane), I'm looking to organize a free workshop for teenagers in…" ken farmer replied Feb 28, 2010 to Scale for a 9yo girl	28	Oct 13, 2012 Reply by jamie bark
"Stan, What slot & method are you referring to here? " ken farmer replied Feb 27, 2010 to Scale for a 9yo girl	28	Oct 13, 2012 Reply by jamie bark
"I thought that the truss rod is primarily used for adjusting the angle of the neck.…" ken farmer replied Feb 26, 2010 to Installing a "truss rod" after the neck is done??	18	Mar 7, 2012 Reply by Tim Lang
"They're good - and so is John Alex Mason. He also gets a great tone from his CBG." ken farmer replied Feb 25, 2010 to Check these guys out! Moreland & Arbuckle	9	Feb 25, 2010 Reply by ken farmer
"I recommend taking a look at baritone ukuleles: they're the same as a tenor guitar w…" ken farmer replied Feb 19, 2010 to Scale for a 9yo girl	28	Oct 13, 2012 Reply by jamie bark
"Leanna wrote: > ...I own a lab and she has a million bones..I thought about doing…" ken farmer replied Feb 18, 2010 to Great source of bone for nuts, saddles	10	Feb 20, 2010 Reply by Roger Morin
"> If you take a look at my 2 pages on the nation [ Randy S. Bretz and MojoBone Wo…" ken farmer replied Feb 18, 2010 to Great source of bone for nuts, saddles	10	Feb 20, 2010 Reply by Roger Morin

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ken farmer's Discussions (52)

"How do they sound with piezo pick ups? And would a piezo need a preamp?"

"I've heard that the ruby amp had a hard time driving a single speaker over about 2.5…"

"Thanks Diane - that made it very clear. I was thinking about using a miter box to t…"

"Thanks Stan (& Diane), I'm looking to organize a free workshop for teenagers in…"

"Stan, What slot & method are you referring to here? "

"I thought that the truss rod is primarily used for adjusting the angle of the neck.…"

"They're good - and so is John Alex Mason. He also gets a great tone from his CBG."

"I recommend taking a look at baritone ukuleles: they're the same as a tenor guitar w…"

"Leanna wrote: > ...I own a lab and she has a million bones..I thought about doing…"

"> If you take a look at my 2 pages on the nation [ Randy S. Bretz and MojoBone Wo…"

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