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"Used, in working or fixable shape. I've built from schematics, but I usually spend…" Chuck Dubman replied Feb 23, 2012 to Cheap pedals	9	Feb 26, 2012 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
"Let it dry and wet sand with the 220. Lacquer (and shellac) have no open time. Lay…" Chuck Dubman replied Feb 23, 2012 to lacquer problem	16	Feb 24, 2012 Reply by bizzaro guitaro
"One of the reasons for laminating necks is it's easier to find flat sawn boards, sin…" Chuck Dubman replied Oct 19, 2011 to Necks- Can you build em Sideways ?	9	Oct 21, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss
"International violin sells very nicely finished ebony and rosewood pegs, 80 cents ea…" Chuck Dubman replied Oct 11, 2011 to alternatives to machine heads?	64	Jun 26, 2018 Reply by Bjørn Houdorf
"Small boxes produce a sharper attack and a higher voice. This one sounded more like…" Chuck Dubman replied Sep 29, 2011 to Question regarding Banjo construction.	13	Sep 29, 2011 Reply by Chuck Dubman
"Nothing looks better on a CBG than a piece of 1/4" rope. Drawer pulls are larger, a…" Chuck Dubman replied Sep 10, 2011 to Strap	38	Oct 24, 2011 Reply by wes carl
"Gluing seems like it'd make a stiffer neck, but you need lots of clamps. OTOH, scre…" Chuck Dubman replied Sep 9, 2011 to screwed fret board	15	Aug 17, 2013 Reply by 3 Fingered Ape
"Tune both to open G, the 3 string GBD and the 4 string DGBD. To go from the 3-bange…" Chuck Dubman replied Aug 24, 2011 to Is it hard to go between a 3 and 4 stringer?	4	Aug 25, 2011 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
"Why not build in an FM bug and use your stereo as an amp? Or the radio in the car n…" Chuck Dubman replied Aug 24, 2011 to Dumby (like me) amp build	24	Aug 25, 2011 Reply by wes carl
"Feed the output from a 386 amp into another 386 amp? " Chuck Dubman replied Aug 22, 2011 to How to dirty up C.B. Gitties Piezo's????	8	Aug 23, 2011 Reply by Hip Bone Bellaire

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Chuck Dubman's Discussions (112)

"Used, in working or fixable shape. I've built from schematics, but I usually spend…"

"Let it dry and wet sand with the 220. Lacquer (and shellac) have no open time. Lay…"

"One of the reasons for laminating necks is it's easier to find flat sawn boards, sin…"

"International violin sells very nicely finished ebony and rosewood pegs, 80 cents ea…"

"Small boxes produce a sharper attack and a higher voice. This one sounded more like…"

"Nothing looks better on a CBG than a piece of 1/4" rope. Drawer pulls are larger, a…"

"Gluing seems like it'd make a stiffer neck, but you need lots of clamps. OTOH, scre…"

"Tune both to open G, the 3 string GBD and the 4 string DGBD. To go from the 3-bange…"

"Why not build in an FM bug and use your stereo as an amp? Or the radio in the car n…"

"Feed the output from a 386 amp into another 386 amp? "

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