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"You're right Darryl Those are neo magnets." emlas replied Jun 10, 2016 to Rubber membrane stomp box	9	Jun 16, 2016 Reply by Lane Martin
"Hi Tom It will be very interesting to see what you'll come up with! 1) The purpose…" emlas replied Jun 10, 2016 to Rubber membrane stomp box	9	Jun 16, 2016 Reply by Lane Martin
"Oh my!.. I just discovered that this a very old thread and i guess Barry´s got it al…" emlas replied Jul 21, 2015 to 4-String - Best Open Tuning?	24	Jul 21, 2015 Reply by emlas
"DAdf# is a great tuning. There are many songs you can learn from youtube tutorials i…" emlas replied Jul 21, 2015 to 4-String - Best Open Tuning?	24	Jul 21, 2015 Reply by emlas
"Heat and moist is what solves the hide glue. Steam is a good tool but just water and…" emlas replied Jul 21, 2015 to violin top removal?	12	Jul 26, 2015 Reply by Skeesix
"Thank you Skeesix. It was sheer luck that this combination of coils worked. The smal…" emlas replied May 4, 2014 to Relay coil pick up	2	May 4, 2014 Reply by emlas
"Yeah, lots of god info :) So all of this talk bout nylon strings makes me wanna do…" emlas replied Apr 16, 2014 to Yet another string question:) About intonation of electric strings and acoustic/ nylon strings.	9	Apr 16, 2014 Reply by David McQueen
"Well then. It all comes down to the sum of all parameters. As I’ve understood a pian…" emlas replied Apr 15, 2014 to Yet another string question:) About intonation of electric strings and acoustic/ nylon strings.	9	Apr 16, 2014 Reply by David McQueen
"Thank you guys. Thank you Mark for your guidance and words on electricution! I gue…" emlas replied Feb 8, 2012 to Will this piezo-blend-magpup schematic work?	3	Feb 8, 2012 Reply by emlas

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emlas's Discussions (22)

"You're right Darryl Those are neo magnets."

"Hi Tom It will be very interesting to see what you'll come up with! 1) The purpose…"

"Oh my!.. I just discovered that this a very old thread and i guess Barry´s got it al…"

"DAdf# is a great tuning. There are many songs you can learn from youtube tutorials i…"

"Heat and moist is what solves the hide glue. Steam is a good tool but just water and…"

"Thank you Skeesix. It was sheer luck that this combination of coils worked. The smal…"

"Yeah, lots of god info :) So all of this talk bout nylon strings makes me wanna do…"

"Well then. It all comes down to the sum of all parameters. As I’ve understood a pian…"

"Thank you guys. Thank you Mark for your guidance and words on electricution! I gue…"

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