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"You're right - I hadn't thought of it in CBG terms. A stub of pencil and string wou…" Mike Bingham replied Jul 22, 2011 to ***CAPO RULE*** Yes a Rule	70	Jul 24, 2011 Reply by Bluesheart
"Ha! Good idea. Organic capos. " Mike Bingham replied Jul 22, 2011 to ***CAPO RULE*** Yes a Rule	70	Jul 24, 2011 Reply by Bluesheart
"Using a capo always takes my playing up a few notches. Hee hee yuk yuk. Aw never m…" Mike Bingham replied Jul 22, 2011 to ***CAPO RULE*** Yes a Rule	70	Jul 24, 2011 Reply by Bluesheart
"I like to use 1/8" diameter paracord. I tie it to the CBG and use a taut line hitch…" Mike Bingham replied Jul 6, 2011 to Strap	38	Oct 24, 2011 Reply by wes carl
"Field expedience at its best. Great idea for a home-brewed rig!" Mike Bingham replied Jun 27, 2011 to Really really cheap guitar tuners	8	Jun 27, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Hey Paul, Here's something I like to do with 9mm pistol brass. I trim the length an…" Mike Bingham replied May 19, 2011 to ferrels or bushing for the end of the neck?	5	May 20, 2011 Reply by Outhouse Instruments
"Hey David - I'm with Paul. I have built several instruments using inches and have n…" Mike Bingham replied Apr 24, 2011 to Newbie Question	10	Apr 27, 2011 Reply by James Bush
"I recently added a magnetic pickup to an acoustic guitar with bronze wound strings. …" Mike Bingham replied Apr 11, 2011 to Question about magnetic pickups and strings	11	Apr 14, 2011 Reply by colin mcgrath
"REALLY liked it. Thanks for the downloads. Will spread the word. There wasn't a bad…" Mike Bingham replied Apr 2, 2011 to Free Album Download: Please Like Us	11	Apr 3, 2011 Reply by David Graybeard
"English humor is the best of all! Red Dwarf should be taught in every grade in scho…" Mike Bingham replied Jan 20, 2011 to lap steel scale length	22	Jan 21, 2011 Reply by bill walsh

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Mike Bingham's Discussions (76)

"You're right - I hadn't thought of it in CBG terms. A stub of pencil and string wou…"

"Ha! Good idea. Organic capos. "

"Using a capo always takes my playing up a few notches. Hee hee yuk yuk. Aw never m…"

"I like to use 1/8" diameter paracord. I tie it to the CBG and use a taut line hitch…"

"Field expedience at its best. Great idea for a home-brewed rig!"

"Hey Paul, Here's something I like to do with 9mm pistol brass. I trim the length an…"

"Hey David - I'm with Paul. I have built several instruments using inches and have n…"

"I recently added a magnetic pickup to an acoustic guitar with bronze wound strings. …"

"REALLY liked it. Thanks for the downloads. Will spread the word. There wasn't a bad…"

"English humor is the best of all! Red Dwarf should be taught in every grade in scho…"

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