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"Good to know... I am doing this on a cake tin banjolele... all acoustic... was think…" Gervase Gallant replied Jun 26, 2019 to John Lee Hooker 3-Stringer	12	Jun 26, 2019 Reply by Gervase Gallant
"Wow... nice... I was scouring the Internet recently to get feedback from anyone who'…" Gervase Gallant replied Jun 24, 2019 to John Lee Hooker 3-Stringer	12	Jun 26, 2019 Reply by Gervase Gallant
" Sound sample here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcBgtFN6xl4" Gervase Gallant replied Jun 24, 2019 to Box fiddle #1	6	Jun 24, 2019 Reply by Gervase Gallant
"Nice! The shellac and wax on the pallet wood worked out great... " Gervase Gallant replied Jun 15, 2019 to I need a banjo quick......so I built one.	7	Jun 15, 2019 Reply by Gervase Gallant
"But then I'd have to buy an amplifier :)" Gervase Gallant replied Jun 14, 2019 to Box fiddle #1	6	Jun 24, 2019 Reply by Gervase Gallant
"Wow.. 30 different types? I hadn't realized... Anyway, I did some carving on my dowe…" Gervase Gallant replied May 5, 2019 to Build your own violin bow?	8	May 5, 2019 Reply by Gervase Gallant
"Taffy, I don't think the frog is attached in any way, except by the horsehair, so wh…" Gervase Gallant replied May 4, 2019 to Build your own violin bow?	8	May 5, 2019 Reply by Gervase Gallant
"I ordered some hanks of horse hair today... From the dimensions mentioned in the ar…" Gervase Gallant replied May 1, 2019 to Build your own violin bow?	8	May 5, 2019 Reply by Gervase Gallant

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Gervase Gallant's Discussions (11)

"Good to know... I am doing this on a cake tin banjolele... all acoustic... was think…"

"Wow... nice... I was scouring the Internet recently to get feedback from anyone who'…"

" Sound sample here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcBgtFN6xl4"

"Nice! The shellac and wax on the pallet wood worked out great... "

"But then I'd have to buy an amplifier :)"

"Wow.. 30 different types? I hadn't realized... Anyway, I did some carving on my dowe…"

"Taffy, I don't think the frog is attached in any way, except by the horsehair, so wh…"

"I ordered some hanks of horse hair today... From the dimensions mentioned in the ar…"

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