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"As usual, beautiful work. The wood is stunning. I love the sustain that a solid body…" Tom T replied Jul 13, 2020 to Building a solid body six string	4	Jul 20, 2020 Reply by Paul Craig
"If you're talking about rotating the speaker so that the connecting wires are pointi…" Tom T replied Jul 12, 2020 to Upside down speaker?	9	Aug 3, 2020 Reply by Southern Ray
"Hi Jon. When you say sound is not so good, are saying not so good when played acoust…" Tom T replied Jun 26, 2020 to Puny box	15	Jul 16, 2020 Reply by the anonymous pick
"If none of the speaker metal touches the can, it shouldn't be necessary to ground th…" Tom T replied May 19, 2020 to tin can microphone	1	May 19, 2020 Reply by Tom T
"I guess a lot depends on the volume you are planning to build. There will definitely…" Tom T replied May 1, 2020 to Buy Pickups or Make My Own?	9	May 16, 2020 Reply by Paul Craig
"Like most things, it depends on what you are trying to do. If you have a mag pickup,…" Tom T replied Apr 24, 2020 to Comancho Box any good?	7	Apr 24, 2020 Reply by Jack Brady
"A thicker threaded rod (nut) would increase the break angle. I've seen some pretty l…" Tom T replied Apr 22, 2020 to Question about Tuner Height	6	Apr 22, 2020 Reply by Tom T
"If possible clamp a piece of wood tightly against the top where you want to drill yo…" Tom T replied Apr 21, 2020 to Drill bit?	4	Apr 21, 2020 Reply by Mark Ballard
"In theory, the tail piece material shouldn't affect tone or volume since the vibrati…" Tom T replied Apr 19, 2020 to Question: Tailpiece materials	8	Apr 19, 2020 Reply by Southern Ray
"You have a lot of freedom with specs such as neck width, neck taper (if any), neck t…" Tom T replied Apr 19, 2020 to Neck dimentions	4	Apr 19, 2020 Reply by BrianQ.

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Tom T's Discussions (992)

"As usual, beautiful work. The wood is stunning. I love the sustain that a solid body…"

"If you're talking about rotating the speaker so that the connecting wires are pointi…"

"Hi Jon. When you say sound is not so good, are saying not so good when played acoust…"

"If none of the speaker metal touches the can, it shouldn't be necessary to ground th…"

"I guess a lot depends on the volume you are planning to build. There will definitely…"

"Like most things, it depends on what you are trying to do. If you have a mag pickup,…"

"A thicker threaded rod (nut) would increase the break angle. I've seen some pretty l…"

"If possible clamp a piece of wood tightly against the top where you want to drill yo…"

"In theory, the tail piece material shouldn't affect tone or volume since the vibrati…"

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