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"Deep is good up to a point... I've used R&J boxes on basses and they sound great…" Wichita Sam replied Jun 30, 2009 to Romeo and Juliet boxes	8	Jul 1, 2009 Reply by Anderson
"Michael, Mountain dulcimer builders have been doing this for over 100 years... I am…" Wichita Sam replied Jun 29, 2009 to Video of my first CBG	6	Jul 6, 2009 Reply by Michael Carnright
"Michael, Nice first CBg.... I would if it would be more playable if you cut a "stru…" Wichita Sam replied Jun 28, 2009 to Video of my first CBG	6	Jul 6, 2009 Reply by Michael Carnright
"I must be the laziest man on the planet... How about a 1 inch roundover bit in a tab…" Wichita Sam replied Jun 27, 2009 to Tools	36	Feb 18, 2010 Reply by Matt Philip
"Thanks Doc, This will be fun... I'm headed to a Boy Scout camp in July, should be a…" Wichita Sam replied Jun 27, 2009 to Electric Banshee Kazoo Mask plans	5	Jun 28, 2009 Reply by Dennis Brooker
"Brian, "experience and wisdom"?... like the poor man said, "I ain't go much, but wh…" Wichita Sam replied Jun 26, 2009 to "Wot! no Articles?"	44	Aug 18, 2009 Reply by Brian Lemin
"Brian, You're a good heart... keep up the good work... the best, Sam " Wichita Sam replied Jun 26, 2009 to "Wot! no Articles?"	44	Aug 18, 2009 Reply by Brian Lemin
""All those questions" that you asked is a form of "apprenticeship" thru which the le…" Wichita Sam replied Jun 26, 2009 to "Wot! no Articles?"	44	Aug 18, 2009 Reply by Brian Lemin
"yea, I almost didn't post the tip, but I was building for six months (40+ builds) be…" Wichita Sam replied Jun 24, 2009 to Left Handed or Right Handed Tuning Pegs	12	Jan 7, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Tyler, What is the diameters of those light baritone strings? Is that low E real sl…" Wichita Sam replied Jun 24, 2009 to Any Bass builders out there?	10	Jun 24, 2009 Reply by Tyler Higdon

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Wichita Sam's Discussions (1,235)

"Deep is good up to a point... I've used R&J boxes on basses and they sound great…"

"Michael, Mountain dulcimer builders have been doing this for over 100 years... I am…"

"Michael, Nice first CBg.... I would if it would be more playable if you cut a "stru…"

"I must be the laziest man on the planet... How about a 1 inch roundover bit in a tab…"

"Thanks Doc, This will be fun... I'm headed to a Boy Scout camp in July, should be a…"

"Brian, "experience and wisdom"?... like the poor man said, "I ain't go much, but wh…"

"Brian, You're a good heart... keep up the good work... the best, Sam "

""All those questions" that you asked is a form of "apprenticeship" thru which the le…"

"yea, I almost didn't post the tip, but I was building for six months (40+ builds) be…"

"Tyler, What is the diameters of those light baritone strings? Is that low E real sl…"

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