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"How about using umberlla spokes." Tam Givens replied Sep 9, 2009 to Frettin over frets...	27	Sep 14, 2009 Reply by StarGeezers
"The thing that put me off this tuning was the G octave string, maybe sound better wi…" Tam Givens replied Sep 6, 2009 to nashville tuning	8	Sep 7, 2009 Reply by Mark Werner
"I think you are talking about High strung tuning AKA Nashvile tunig, that is like ge…" Tam Givens replied Sep 6, 2009 to nashville tuning	8	Sep 7, 2009 Reply by Mark Werner
"Friction pegs are a pain, my tip to tune with them, is to use a pegwinder for a leav…" Tam Givens replied Aug 19, 2009 to Home made machine heads	7	Aug 20, 2009 Reply by Mark Werner
"Hi Tom I work for Royal Mail, nightshift in Glasgow Scotland, worked there now for…" Tam Givens replied Aug 2, 2009 to What do we do?	66	Mar 30, 2011 Reply by Kevin O'Connor
"Hi Roger I have marked the side of my 3 stringer neck with Tipp-ex white correction…" Tam Givens replied Jul 9, 2009 to Nother question about strings that I should already know,,,,,	3	Jul 9, 2009 Reply by Tam Givens
"I was browsing the net for stick dulcimer instruments, when I found CBG's, now I'm h…" Tam Givens replied Jul 7, 2009 to How did you get here?	25	Aug 16, 2009 Reply by HOGS GRUNT
"Hi Roger I use DAd that's 1st 2nd 4th from a set of guitar strings, that's 1st 012.…" Tam Givens replied Jul 7, 2009 to Nother question about strings that I should already know,,,,,	3	Jul 9, 2009 Reply by Tam Givens
"Hi Jerry I love country music, practicing a some country for my 50th birthday jam se…" Tam Givens replied Jul 1, 2009 to What style of music do tou play on the CBG	24	Jul 1, 2009 Reply by Tam Givens
"Hi William I tune my 3 stringer DAd that's 1st 2nd & 4th from a set. My 4 string…" Tam Givens replied Jul 1, 2009 to What style of music do tou play on the CBG	24	Jul 1, 2009 Reply by Tam Givens

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Tam Givens's Discussions (71)

"How about using umberlla spokes."

"The thing that put me off this tuning was the G octave string, maybe sound better wi…"

"I think you are talking about High strung tuning AKA Nashvile tunig, that is like ge…"

"Friction pegs are a pain, my tip to tune with them, is to use a pegwinder for a leav…"

"Hi Tom I work for Royal Mail, nightshift in Glasgow Scotland, worked there now for…"

"Hi Roger I have marked the side of my 3 stringer neck with Tipp-ex white correction…"

"I was browsing the net for stick dulcimer instruments, when I found CBG's, now I'm h…"

"Hi Roger I use DAd that's 1st 2nd 4th from a set of guitar strings, that's 1st 012.…"

"Hi Jerry I love country music, practicing a some country for my 50th birthday jam se…"

"Hi William I tune my 3 stringer DAd that's 1st 2nd & 4th from a set. My 4 string…"

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