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"Great looking guitars! I have not found piezo discs to be overly quiet. Perhaps you…" Primitive Acoustics replied Oct 15, 2017 to Round peizo... feeling underwhelmed.	26	Oct 20, 2017 Reply by Mike Whitney
"Interesting topic Mr. Callaby. I am always eager to hear what tunings and ideas oth…" Primitive Acoustics replied Oct 14, 2017 to No, seriously, what are you playing?	47	Oct 16, 2017 Reply by JL
"I think I have seen some decent beginner tutorials online. You might try Google and…" Primitive Acoustics replied Aug 18, 2017 to How do you transfer your CBG playing to digital files?	13	Aug 22, 2017 Reply by Kirk
"Those interfaces look ok. The iRig series gets good reviews, but I have no experienc…" Primitive Acoustics replied Aug 18, 2017 to How do you transfer your CBG playing to digital files?	13	Aug 22, 2017 Reply by Kirk
"Looks like you might be able to bend it in a padded vise. A torch would probably alt…" Primitive Acoustics replied May 17, 2017 to Cheap meatal spatula for a tail piece. Good Idea or no?	18	May 23, 2017 Reply by J.D.
"Thinking of you Dan. Stay strong!" Primitive Acoustics replied May 15, 2017 to My battle with cancer	18	May 15, 2017 Reply by Primitive Acoustics
"I enjoy playing Blues, folk, experimental, ambient....this is a short video of an am…" Primitive Acoustics replied Feb 6, 2017 to More musical styles?	36	Feb 13, 2017 Reply by jose garcia paredes
"I used sections from an old bandsaw blade that I thinned down with my sander to make…" Primitive Acoustics replied Jan 2, 2017 to The Mysterious "Ukulele Echo Device" From the 1920's	25	Jan 15, 2017 Reply by Gordon Cooper
"Thanks Uncle John. The center one got a little out of hand....." Primitive Acoustics replied Nov 10, 2016 to Show us your number one stringed instrument. The one you would choose if you could have only one. You can put more than one in the photo, but put number one on the left.	159	Nov 17, 2016 Reply by Garth Fink
"I have really enjoyed looking at all the beauties in this thread! My current f…" Primitive Acoustics replied Nov 9, 2016 to Show us your number one stringed instrument. The one you would choose if you could have only one. You can put more than one in the photo, but put number one on the left.	159	Nov 17, 2016 Reply by Garth Fink

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Primitive Acoustics's Discussions (94)

"Great looking guitars! I have not found piezo discs to be overly quiet. Perhaps you…"

"Interesting topic Mr. Callaby. I am always eager to hear what tunings and ideas oth…"

"I think I have seen some decent beginner tutorials online. You might try Google and…"

"Those interfaces look ok. The iRig series gets good reviews, but I have no experienc…"

"Looks like you might be able to bend it in a padded vise. A torch would probably alt…"

"Thinking of you Dan. Stay strong!"

"I enjoy playing Blues, folk, experimental, ambient....this is a short video of an am…"

"I used sections from an old bandsaw blade that I thinned down with my sander to make…"

"Thanks Uncle John. The center one got a little out of hand....."

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