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"I have also read many tales of fret gluing on this site, but I have never needed to…" Brendan deVallance replied Oct 13, 2017 to Gluing Frets	4	Oct 13, 2017 Reply by Brendan deVallance
"I am partial to Tung Oil for finishing necks, leaves a very nice finish and feels gr…" Brendan deVallance replied May 2, 2017 to What is a good clear coat for cbg necks?	9	May 12, 2017 Reply by Chris F
"I made a one stringer out of a wine box a couple years ago, all out of cardboard, ev…" Brendan deVallance replied Jan 24, 2017 to Cereal Box Guitar, CBG, see what I did there?	5	Jan 27, 2017 Reply by Bluesheart
"My theory is the sound holes don't do much to help the sound on these types of instr…" Brendan deVallance replied Oct 7, 2016 to Sound holes.	20	Oct 7, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"Looks great . . . Burned on frets and fret markers? —B " Brendan deVallance replied Sep 8, 2015 to First Build	6	Sep 9, 2015 Reply by Paul Craig
"I made a tutorial on how I made them using a tuning peg from a violin which are inex…" Brendan deVallance replied Feb 11, 2015 to fret dots	25	Feb 15, 2015 Reply by grondon oconnor
"I hate string trees. Does your guitar have a fret board? You could add one, raising…" Brendan deVallance replied Aug 19, 2014 to Compensating string angle at nut	34	Aug 20, 2014 Reply by Jim Goodman
"First try it without any holes. I'm not sure the holes do much on these guitars." Brendan deVallance replied Aug 4, 2014 to Sound hole size	21	Aug 5, 2014 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"" Brendan deVallance replied Jul 25, 2014 to Hudson County (New Jersey) residents jam on the waterfront	1	Jul 25, 2014 Reply by Brendan deVallance
"I love this guys page about mandolin bridges. He has experimented with all types of…" Brendan deVallance replied May 13, 2014 to Saddle size	17	May 17, 2014 Reply by Wayfinder

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Brendan deVallance's Discussions (145)

"I have also read many tales of fret gluing on this site, but I have never needed to…"

"I am partial to Tung Oil for finishing necks, leaves a very nice finish and feels gr…"

"I made a one stringer out of a wine box a couple years ago, all out of cardboard, ev…"

"My theory is the sound holes don't do much to help the sound on these types of instr…"

"Looks great . . . Burned on frets and fret markers? —B "

"I made a tutorial on how I made them using a tuning peg from a violin which are inex…"

"I hate string trees. Does your guitar have a fret board? You could add one, raising…"

"First try it without any holes. I'm not sure the holes do much on these guitars."

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"I love this guys page about mandolin bridges. He has experimented with all types of…"

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