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"What is the moisture content of the Cherry? If it is 6-9 %, then maintained in a 45-…" Carl Floyd replied Dec 16, 2022 to DYI Box	12	Feb 4 Reply by John B Treutlein
"I have one that I strung from the back like a Tele. The floating bridge sits out ov…" Carl Floyd replied Dec 14, 2022 to Getting intonation right	7	Dec 14, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Taff has also mentioned using an adjustable pole piece pickup with the pole pieces e…" Carl Floyd replied Dec 6, 2022 to Pickup type and placement	5	Dec 8, 2022 Reply by Timothy Hunter
"A bit of cigar tax history: http://cigarhistory.info/Taxes/Tax_wars.html" Carl Floyd replied Dec 6, 2022 to Boxes no stamps	5	Dec 6, 2022 Reply by BrianQ.
"Since Taff covered your question, here's a few important thing to consider that affe…" Carl Floyd replied Dec 3, 2022 to String attachment place	6	Dec 4, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"That's great, Taff! What are those, Mandjolos, Banjolins..... Here's Taff's video s…" Carl Floyd replied Nov 26, 2022 to Banjo Mandolin [skin] to mandolin [wood] top conversion	3	Nov 27, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
""The loudest build I ever built used a small cigar box that was all wood, but only a…" Carl Floyd replied Nov 21, 2022 to Making a Loud CBG	14	Nov 27, 2022 Reply by A.D.EKER
"Here is a good Del Puckett video that shows heavy strings vs lighter gauge. He may…" Carl Floyd replied Nov 19, 2022 to Using low E, A and D strings?	4	Nov 19, 2022 Reply by Carl Floyd
""Regarding concrete, I was a bit tired and by mistake in my head I translated the Sw…" Carl Floyd replied Nov 18, 2022 to Making a Loud CBG	14	Nov 27, 2022 Reply by A.D.EKER
"Depends on number of strings, scale length, tunings, wood choices, etc. Should not…" Carl Floyd replied Nov 17, 2022 to Help for an oldie	9	Nov 17, 2022 Reply by Michael Myers

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Carl Floyd's Discussions (116)

"What is the moisture content of the Cherry? If it is 6-9 %, then maintained in a 45-…"

"I have one that I strung from the back like a Tele. The floating bridge sits out ov…"

"Taff has also mentioned using an adjustable pole piece pickup with the pole pieces e…"

"A bit of cigar tax history: http://cigarhistory.info/Taxes/Tax_wars.html"

"Since Taff covered your question, here's a few important thing to consider that affe…"

"That's great, Taff! What are those, Mandjolos, Banjolins..... Here's Taff's video s…"

""The loudest build I ever built used a small cigar box that was all wood, but only a…"

"Here is a good Del Puckett video that shows heavy strings vs lighter gauge. He may…"

""Regarding concrete, I was a bit tired and by mistake in my head I translated the Sw…"

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