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"Ditto. I got the same one from Stew-Mac with the depth stop and find it very usefu…" carverman replied Feb 28, 2011 to Inexpesive Fret Saw and Miter Box	18	Feb 28, 2011 Reply by carverman
"Thanks for the quasi-scientific explanation on piezos. I already wired mine up in…" carverman replied Feb 23, 2011 to CB Gitty..now what about these piezo sizes?	25	Feb 23, 2011 Reply by carverman
"If you are building a 6 string, the string tension even with light strings is consid…" carverman replied Jan 17, 2011 to avoiding stuss rod	29	Jan 25, 2011 Reply by Bob Harrison
"" carverman replied Jan 16, 2011 to Wrapping my head around angled necks/heels	58	Apr 4, 2011 Reply by Marr's Guitars
"More like 15mm (0.6 inch), but yes, it is a tall bridge..even taller if it has a woo…" carverman replied Jan 15, 2011 to Wrapping my head around angled necks/heels	58	Apr 4, 2011 Reply by Marr's Guitars
"That is a very useful guide for determining neck angle. On my Les Paul builds, I ha…" carverman replied Jan 14, 2011 to Wrapping my head around angled necks/heels	58	Apr 4, 2011 Reply by Marr's Guitars
"I wouldn't go over 3/16" thickness for a top and that depends on what kind of wood y…" carverman replied Jan 12, 2011 to How thick is too thick for a soundboard?	23	Mar 19, 2011 Reply by Wade
" David; Yes, I noticed what you said about the tone pot/cap not affecting the piezo…" carverman replied Jan 11, 2011 to wiring a single two wire humbucker	8	Jan 15, 2011 Reply by David L.
"Interesting concept of trying out pentatonic blues oriented fretting. How would y…" carverman replied Jan 10, 2011 to Corner Sound Holes	28	Jan 10, 2011 Reply by Mad Mike's CBG's
"Excellent. That might have been a challenge to some, but you made it work. Con…" carverman replied Dec 29, 2010 to Neck through body - unsure about it...	28	Dec 29, 2010 Reply by Dan Kruitz

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carverman's Discussions (83)

"Ditto. I got the same one from Stew-Mac with the depth stop and find it very usefu…"

"Thanks for the quasi-scientific explanation on piezos. I already wired mine up in…"

"If you are building a 6 string, the string tension even with light strings is consid…"

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"More like 15mm (0.6 inch), but yes, it is a tall bridge..even taller if it has a woo…"

"That is a very useful guide for determining neck angle. On my Les Paul builds, I ha…"

"I wouldn't go over 3/16" thickness for a top and that depends on what kind of wood y…"

" David; Yes, I noticed what you said about the tone pot/cap not affecting the piezo…"

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"Excellent. That might have been a challenge to some, but you made it work. Con…"

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