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"Be true to the box, and the box will be true to you...that is the ZEN of it. CHEERS!" HENRY LOWMAN replied Nov 24, 2010 to Gallery photos	7	Nov 24, 2010 Reply by HENRY LOWMAN
"Nothing short of BRILLIANT!!! Please post some video and/or tunage using this instru…" HENRY LOWMAN replied Nov 16, 2010 to Cigar Box Hardanger Fiddle -- HUH?!!	17	Feb 22, 2013 Reply by Busyhands Slim
"http://www.handmademusicclubhouse.com/group/tedsmadscientistlab/for... ...Hopefully…" HENRY LOWMAN replied Nov 16, 2010 to piezo pickup	6	Nov 17, 2010 Reply by Turkish
"PATIENCE...is a virtue...LOL! Actually, I've had the same problem. It gets better wi…" HENRY LOWMAN replied Nov 6, 2010 to Fretting About Fretting	34	Nov 21, 2010 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
"I find nylon strings to give a warmer sound than steel, although I use steel as well…" HENRY LOWMAN replied Oct 26, 2010 to Steel or nylon?	7	Oct 28, 2010 Reply by Manuel Patricio Tenorio
"I use IMOVIE for Mac. :-)" HENRY LOWMAN replied Oct 24, 2010 to What video software do you guys use?	17	Nov 21, 2010 Reply by Sylver
"Nicely said!" HENRY LOWMAN replied Oct 18, 2010 to Best complement ...	2	Oct 18, 2010 Reply by HENRY LOWMAN
"One should do. GOOD LUCK! " HENRY LOWMAN replied Oct 18, 2010 to Help with sound holes	15	Oct 18, 2010 Reply by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker
"You got THAT right!" HENRY LOWMAN replied Oct 12, 2010 to Chile Miner Rescue	3	Oct 12, 2010 Reply by HENRY LOWMAN
"Of course, the string buzz could give the guitar a sitar-like effect." HENRY LOWMAN replied Oct 11, 2010 to Adjustable bridge w/ perfect intonation and easy to build.	15	Oct 11, 2010 Reply by HENRY LOWMAN

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HENRY LOWMAN's Discussions (158)

"Be true to the box, and the box will be true to you...that is the ZEN of it. CHEERS!"

"Nothing short of BRILLIANT!!! Please post some video and/or tunage using this instru…"

"http://www.handmademusicclubhouse.com/group/tedsmadscientistlab/for... ...Hopefully…"

"PATIENCE...is a virtue...LOL! Actually, I've had the same problem. It gets better wi…"

"I find nylon strings to give a warmer sound than steel, although I use steel as well…"

"I use IMOVIE for Mac. :-)"

"Nicely said!"

"One should do. GOOD LUCK! "

"You got THAT right!"

"Of course, the string buzz could give the guitar a sitar-like effect."

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