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"It's probably been 10+ years since I went into a Guitar Center even though there are…" Frank Carr replied Apr 27, 2016 to Ooohhh.... Ur the guy...	15	May 2, 2016 Reply by Jim Morris
"Take Seasick Steve's advice, "With only one string you can’t go wrong" and build you…" Frank Carr replied Apr 25, 2016 to Slide playing is hard!	14	Apr 29, 2016 Reply by Warmdaddy
"I looked at the Home Depot site and it looks like it would be possible to build this…" Frank Carr replied Apr 17, 2016 to Lean-Back CBG Rack Design	166	Jan 23, 2017 Reply by Joe Caruso
"One trick I learned from making parrot perches from PVC pipe is to weight the base.…" Frank Carr replied Apr 16, 2016 to Lean-Back CBG Rack Design	166	Jan 23, 2017 Reply by Joe Caruso
"For the bridge, I usually glue it to the box or neck/body. This helps tuning stabili…" Frank Carr replied Apr 2, 2016 to Bridge glued on/position tuners	6	Apr 2, 2016 Reply by Titch the Clown
"It's unlikely that the boxes will become that common because Cuba currently has trou…" Frank Carr replied Mar 27, 2016 to USA and Cuba: new CB horizons?	2	Mar 27, 2016 Reply by Frank Carr
"I use Goo Gone or 91% isopropyl alcohol to remove stickers and sticky residue on mos…" Frank Carr replied Mar 23, 2016 to glue removal	7	Mar 27, 2016 Reply by Titch the Clown
"It depends on the tuning. If you go for an open G or open D type tuning, standard gu…" Frank Carr replied Mar 20, 2016 to Steve Bruce Improves on the 2x4 Lap Steel Design	9	Sep 12, 2016 Reply by Grandpa
"Look for 2 inch wide square bend u-bolts. Most will be about 4 inches in length but…" Frank Carr replied Mar 17, 2016 to How I Revived the Life of This Teisco Guitar with a $15 Set of Tuners	10	Oct 7, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"I have an old Global/Harmony that I had to replace the tuners on since they were rus…" Frank Carr replied Mar 17, 2016 to How I Revived the Life of This Teisco Guitar with a $15 Set of Tuners	10	Oct 7, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig

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Frank Carr's Discussions (41)

"It's probably been 10+ years since I went into a Guitar Center even though there are…"

"Take Seasick Steve's advice, "With only one string you can’t go wrong" and build you…"

"I looked at the Home Depot site and it looks like it would be possible to build this…"

"One trick I learned from making parrot perches from PVC pipe is to weight the base.…"

"For the bridge, I usually glue it to the box or neck/body. This helps tuning stabili…"

"It's unlikely that the boxes will become that common because Cuba currently has trou…"

"I use Goo Gone or 91% isopropyl alcohol to remove stickers and sticky residue on mos…"

"It depends on the tuning. If you go for an open G or open D type tuning, standard gu…"

"Look for 2 inch wide square bend u-bolts. Most will be about 4 inches in length but…"

"I have an old Global/Harmony that I had to replace the tuners on since they were rus…"

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