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"I taper all of my necks these days, with hand tools. Here's how I do it: http://www…" Richey Kay replied Nov 14, 2015 to Informal Survey: Tapering Necks For 4/5 Stringers?	15	Nov 17, 2015 Reply by Tom T
"My $0.02 would be; give GDGB a try. I absolutely love the tuning. Chords sound full…" Richey Kay replied Nov 7, 2015 to Open G tuning question from new member	10	Nov 8, 2015 Reply by Uncle John
"Hi Barry. If you have a look at my blog posts in my page, there is one which has ste…" Richey Kay replied Nov 5, 2015 to Step by step how to on neck construction	8	Feb 22, 2021 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Thanks for the compliment, I appreciate it. This info is all 'out there' for people…" Richey Kay replied Nov 1, 2015 to Step by step how to on neck construction	8	Feb 22, 2021 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Hey Brent. The other guys have pretty much explained everything, just don't worry ab…" Richey Kay replied Oct 20, 2015 to Fretboard to box edge design	3	Oct 20, 2015 Reply by Richey Kay
"Glad to hear its sorted! It drove me mad...seemed to only buzz when I played a G, so…" Richey Kay replied Oct 14, 2015 to CBG Buzz-ards	6	Oct 14, 2015 Reply by Richey Kay
"I had that once. It turned out to the the clasps that hold the box shut (even though…" Richey Kay replied Oct 13, 2015 to CBG Buzz-ards	6	Oct 14, 2015 Reply by Richey Kay
"It sounds like you're going about it in the right way. Play things you're confident…" Richey Kay replied Oct 8, 2015 to What do most CBN guys and gals prefer to learn?	9	Oct 10, 2015 Reply by darryl kernaghan
"Another +1 for electric strings, even on acoustics, lighter, brighter, keep their be…" Richey Kay replied Oct 8, 2015 to Strings for acoustic/electric build	4	Oct 8, 2015 Reply by Richey Kay
"Thanks Bluesheart! I should clarify that the only rasping I do before the spokeshave…" Richey Kay replied Oct 3, 2015 to What do you use to shape a neck?	49	Oct 4, 2015 Reply by Paul Craig

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Richey Kay's Discussions (628)

"I taper all of my necks these days, with hand tools. Here's how I do it: http://www…"

"My $0.02 would be; give GDGB a try. I absolutely love the tuning. Chords sound full…"

"Hi Barry. If you have a look at my blog posts in my page, there is one which has ste…"

"Thanks for the compliment, I appreciate it. This info is all 'out there' for people…"

"Hey Brent. The other guys have pretty much explained everything, just don't worry ab…"

"Glad to hear its sorted! It drove me mad...seemed to only buzz when I played a G, so…"

"I had that once. It turned out to the the clasps that hold the box shut (even though…"

"It sounds like you're going about it in the right way. Play things you're confident…"

"Another +1 for electric strings, even on acoustics, lighter, brighter, keep their be…"

"Thanks Bluesheart! I should clarify that the only rasping I do before the spokeshave…"

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