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"Actually, I was quoting Ron above, Taff. I agree that it is better to fret into hard…" Carl Floyd replied Apr 25, 2021 to newbie question: fret board wood, why not just the neck wood?	12	Apr 25, 2021 Reply by Taffy Evans
"" I have tried to put frets into poplar and have trouble every time. If I were using…" Carl Floyd replied Apr 24, 2021 to newbie question: fret board wood, why not just the neck wood?	12	Apr 25, 2021 Reply by Taffy Evans
"I know what neck relief is & that a truss rod is used to adjust it & counter…" Carl Floyd replied Apr 23, 2021 to Do you have a strong neck?	17	Apr 24, 2021 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"Not clear on how a neck bowing from string tension would cause fret buzz. It make t…" Carl Floyd replied Apr 21, 2021 to Do you have a strong neck?	17	Apr 24, 2021 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"I go with 250K for Strat style single coil and 500K for Piezo, P90, double coil humb…" Carl Floyd replied Apr 21, 2021 to Pot size	5	Apr 21, 2021 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Four screws, like a strat. I have a mahogany heel that stick out. Only two of the…" Carl Floyd replied Apr 15, 2021 to Hardtail Bridge	15	Apr 24, 2021 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"Don't forget to click the HTML Editor just before posting, Mick." Carl Floyd replied Apr 15, 2021 to Hardtail Bridge	15	Apr 24, 2021 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
""If you have a through piece in the box that the neck is connected to or it's a neck…" Carl Floyd replied Apr 15, 2021 to Hardtail Bridge	15	Apr 24, 2021 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
""I bought a Zona 35-380 dovetail saw" The new Zona 35-380 that I just bought yields…" Carl Floyd replied Apr 15, 2021 to Fretboard Material?	43	Apr 15, 2021 Reply by Carl Floyd
"My wife used to do lampworking. She made glass beads over flame. The rods she form…" Carl Floyd replied Mar 13, 2021 to New Idea for a Bridge.	4	Mar 13, 2021 Reply by Taffy Evans

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Carl Floyd's Discussions (136)

"Actually, I was quoting Ron above, Taff. I agree that it is better to fret into hard…"

"" I have tried to put frets into poplar and have trouble every time. If I were using…"

"I know what neck relief is & that a truss rod is used to adjust it & counter…"

"Not clear on how a neck bowing from string tension would cause fret buzz. It make t…"

"I go with 250K for Strat style single coil and 500K for Piezo, P90, double coil humb…"

"Four screws, like a strat. I have a mahogany heel that stick out. Only two of the…"

"Don't forget to click the HTML Editor just before posting, Mick."

""If you have a through piece in the box that the neck is connected to or it's a neck…"

""I bought a Zona 35-380 dovetail saw" The new Zona 35-380 that I just bought yields…"

"My wife used to do lampworking. She made glass beads over flame. The rods she form…"

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