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"I built my resonator pretty much as a "real" guitar is built, with a "heel" inside t…" Mark Werner replied Oct 26, 2011 to bonding neck to box	13	Oct 29, 2011 Reply by Order99
"Hair brush bristles. The thick kind with the knobs on the end. They are usually tape…" Mark Werner replied Oct 5, 2011 to What do you use for side fret markers?	20	Oct 10, 2011 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)
"I ended up using 1/8" hardwood plywood for mine, "Baltic birch". Sounds pretty good…" Mark Werner replied Sep 26, 2011 to Question regarding Banjo construction.	13	Sep 29, 2011 Reply by Chuck Dubman
"For two of mine, I've used aluminum serving trays from goodwill for no more than a c…" Mark Werner replied Sep 15, 2011 to Resonators	2	Sep 15, 2011 Reply by Mark Werner
"I just read an article from no less a player than Bob Brozman.....He prefers the tra…" Mark Werner replied Jul 19, 2011 to 50.00 slide....	19	Jul 20, 2011 Reply by Dazedlemonpie
"I found a very nice material at a hobby shop that caters to the model-airplane crowd…" Mark Werner replied Jul 18, 2011 to Anyone ever have any luck with hanger wire frets?	14	Jul 20, 2011 Reply by Larry Robinson
"If you tell a bluegrass picker you sing in E-flat, he'll promptly get out his capo a…" Mark Werner replied Jul 18, 2011 to ***CAPO RULE*** Yes a Rule	70	Jul 24, 2011 Reply by Bluesheart
"I tried a tambourine, a cheap one, and even with nylon strings it just didn't have e…" Mark Werner replied Jun 26, 2011 to Banjo ?	19	Jun 27, 2011 Reply by Jason W.
"Mine: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/marks-banjo-2?context=user has a hardwood…" Mark Werner replied Jun 20, 2011 to Banjo ?	19	Jun 27, 2011 Reply by Jason W.
"I like to make things... I had just done a series of longbows a few years ago and fo…" Mark Werner replied Jun 10, 2011 to What on earth possessed YOU to build your first cigar box guitar?	42	Jun 23, 2011 Reply by Terry Horn

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Mark Werner's Discussions (401)

"I built my resonator pretty much as a "real" guitar is built, with a "heel" inside t…"

"Hair brush bristles. The thick kind with the knobs on the end. They are usually tape…"

"I ended up using 1/8" hardwood plywood for mine, "Baltic birch". Sounds pretty good…"

"For two of mine, I've used aluminum serving trays from goodwill for no more than a c…"

"I just read an article from no less a player than Bob Brozman.....He prefers the tra…"

"I found a very nice material at a hobby shop that caters to the model-airplane crowd…"

"If you tell a bluegrass picker you sing in E-flat, he'll promptly get out his capo a…"

"I tried a tambourine, a cheap one, and even with nylon strings it just didn't have e…"

"Mine: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/marks-banjo-2?context=user has a hardwood…"

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