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"Nice presentation Shane. I had never heard of the Pechakucha style of delivery befor…" Primitive Acoustics replied Jan 21, 2016 to "Seduced Into Crafting" - Shane Speal's impassioned speech on cigar box guitars	17	Jan 27, 2016 Reply by John Jordan
"I think the MicroCube amp may be the best bang for the buck to start with. It gives…" Primitive Acoustics replied Jan 21, 2016 to Gear set up. What to buy.	22	Jan 23, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"I think this is a great idea to experiment with. You could drill sound ports into th…" Primitive Acoustics replied Jan 21, 2016 to The Ongoing Soundboard Debate	23	Apr 24, 2016 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"I once saw an awesome floor drain cover in a fancy restroom.....if I'd had a screw d…" Primitive Acoustics replied Jan 13, 2016 to I think I've lost it	11	Jan 14, 2016 Reply by Flatfish
"Just finished the survey. Cool idea, it will be fun to see the results. Thanks for d…" Primitive Acoustics replied Jan 11, 2016 to The Great CBG Survey of 2016	50	Feb 5, 2016 Reply by Thomas Morgan
"I use Corian or generic equivalent on all my saddles and sometimes nuts too although…" Primitive Acoustics replied Dec 8, 2015 to Bone vs Corian	5	Dec 9, 2015 Reply by Paul Craig
"Eric, is this going to be an acoustic or electric with a mag pup?" Primitive Acoustics replied Nov 16, 2015 to String Through Body Design	23	Nov 17, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"You need the bridge height (saddle) high enough to get good string tension to drive…" Primitive Acoustics replied Nov 5, 2015 to The 3 degree neck back angle...	8	Nov 6, 2015 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"The variables are infinite and they all matter in varying degrees, but don't worry a…" Primitive Acoustics replied Nov 4, 2015 to Elements of Tone and Resonance	12	Nov 7, 2015 Reply by RTZGUITARS
"Congrats to the winners! Great entries by all,some very creative instruments that we…" Primitive Acoustics replied Oct 29, 2015 to 2015 Halloween Build-Off Winners	22	Nov 1, 2015 Reply by Wayne Avery

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Primitive Acoustics's Discussions (94)

"Nice presentation Shane. I had never heard of the Pechakucha style of delivery befor…"

"I think the MicroCube amp may be the best bang for the buck to start with. It gives…"

"I think this is a great idea to experiment with. You could drill sound ports into th…"

"I once saw an awesome floor drain cover in a fancy restroom.....if I'd had a screw d…"

"Just finished the survey. Cool idea, it will be fun to see the results. Thanks for d…"

"I use Corian or generic equivalent on all my saddles and sometimes nuts too although…"

"Eric, is this going to be an acoustic or electric with a mag pup?"

"You need the bridge height (saddle) high enough to get good string tension to drive…"

"The variables are infinite and they all matter in varying degrees, but don't worry a…"

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