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"I’ve been hearing that about rail pickups since they came out Paul & really it’s…" BrianQ. replied Dec 30, 2020 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Lots of builders, including myself, like to encapsulate the piezo into a bottle cap…" BrianQ. replied Dec 30, 2020 to Piezo advice	4	Dec 30, 2020 Reply by the anonymous pick
"There are lots of people who don’t like shallow boxes, but really they all make soun…" BrianQ. replied Dec 26, 2020 to total newbie, found cool box maybe	9	Dec 26, 2020 Reply by Taffy Evans
"If 4 string, you can set up one neck with the bigger strings for a warm tone & t…" BrianQ. replied Nov 27, 2020 to tuning for a doubleneck	15	Dec 6, 2020 Reply by Norbert Reif
"You could also do a double GDG tuning & put Dulcimer gauge strings on one neck? " BrianQ. replied Nov 27, 2020 to tuning for a doubleneck	15	Dec 6, 2020 Reply by Norbert Reif
"One tuned GDG with strings 3,4,5 & one tuned GDB with strings 2,3,4? Norbert, yo…" BrianQ. replied Nov 27, 2020 to tuning for a doubleneck	15	Dec 6, 2020 Reply by Norbert Reif
"If it’s rattling around inside the cover, you can hot glue it down & easily remo…" BrianQ. replied Nov 23, 2020 to eliminate pickup tinging	16	Jan 10, 2021 Reply by Paul Craig
"Jon, 9 times out of 10 attachments won’t be able to be viewed by most, so here’s ano…" BrianQ. replied Nov 23, 2020 to Scale length with metal bridge	10	Dec 10, 2020 Reply by Ron Lutz
"How bout a side view pic of the neck & body to further gauge clearance? Are you…" BrianQ. replied Nov 23, 2020 to eliminate pickup tinging	16	Jan 10, 2021 Reply by Paul Craig
"Lots of work, Paul! I remember those, Memphis & Washburn made versions of that b…" BrianQ. replied Nov 23, 2020 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd

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BrianQ.'s Discussions (1,486)

"I’ve been hearing that about rail pickups since they came out Paul & really it’s…"

"Lots of builders, including myself, like to encapsulate the piezo into a bottle cap…"

"There are lots of people who don’t like shallow boxes, but really they all make soun…"

"If 4 string, you can set up one neck with the bigger strings for a warm tone & t…"

"You could also do a double GDG tuning & put Dulcimer gauge strings on one neck? "

"One tuned GDG with strings 3,4,5 & one tuned GDB with strings 2,3,4? Norbert, yo…"

"If it’s rattling around inside the cover, you can hot glue it down & easily remo…"

"Jon, 9 times out of 10 attachments won’t be able to be viewed by most, so here’s ano…"

"How bout a side view pic of the neck & body to further gauge clearance? Are you…"

"Lots of work, Paul! I remember those, Memphis & Washburn made versions of that b…"

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