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"Hi John, I started collecting the parts to make my son a battery amplifier with a re…" David L. replied Aug 23, 2019 to built-in reverb	10	Aug 30, 2019 Reply by Russell Coger
"Still much to do wiring, volume, tone and piezos and varnishing. Longest time was…" David L. replied Aug 11, 2019 to New Modular Guitar	15	Aug 11, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"I was interested in building a box guitar in which I could try different pickups (a…" David L. replied Aug 10, 2019 to New Modular Guitar	15	Aug 11, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"I have seen a few similar ideas. This is the first one I saw More recently I saw a…" David L. replied Aug 10, 2019 to New Modular Guitar	15	Aug 11, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"Nice work - all excellent (but SpongeBob rules :0))" David L. replied Jul 16, 2019 to Day 2: folding Travel Diddley Bow	3	Jul 16, 2019 Reply by David L.
"I suspect having the hardtail nearer the middle reduces the lid vibrations, especial…" David L. replied Apr 16, 2019 to Build puzzle	7	Apr 19, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"Hi Stuart, He hasn't posted for a while. I still have him as a CBN friend so I am a…" David L. replied Mar 1, 2019 to Randy Rooster goes global!	16	Mar 1, 2019 Reply by David L.
"Hi Brent, Making your own plate gives you a better sense of satisfaction, but to sav…" David L. replied Feb 17, 2019 to Securing strings to box end	4	Feb 18, 2019 Reply by Brent Kasl
"Been a while since I built a CBG, but I used to always mix piezo and magnetic (magne…" David L. replied Jan 19, 2019 to Do magnetic pickups and onboard preamps mix?	5	Jan 20, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"This is a nice way to remember a good friend. There is a wine box guitar group that…" David L. replied Jan 8, 2019 to CBG from Wine Box?	11	Jan 9, 2019 Reply by Jerry Jordan

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David L.'s Discussions (820)

"Hi John, I started collecting the parts to make my son a battery amplifier with a re…"

"Still much to do wiring, volume, tone and piezos and varnishing. Longest time was…"

"I was interested in building a box guitar in which I could try different pickups (a…"

"I have seen a few similar ideas. This is the first one I saw More recently I saw a…"

"Nice work - all excellent (but SpongeBob rules :0))"

"I suspect having the hardtail nearer the middle reduces the lid vibrations, especial…"

"Hi Stuart, He hasn't posted for a while. I still have him as a CBN friend so I am a…"

"Hi Brent, Making your own plate gives you a better sense of satisfaction, but to sav…"

"Been a while since I built a CBG, but I used to always mix piezo and magnetic (magne…"

"This is a nice way to remember a good friend. There is a wine box guitar group that…"

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