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"Absolutely! I also present them to my students and have them create musical instrume…" Greg Thompson replied Jan 19, 2016 to Functional Art?	13	Jan 26, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"OMG, that was incredible! It sounds sooooo good. I need to learn more about how It i…" Greg Thompson replied Jan 10, 2016 to The Most Beautiful Music You'll Hear from Soup Cans & Pallet Wood	27	May 8, 2017 Reply by Bruce Boogie
"Very nice work!!" Greg Thompson replied Dec 17, 2015 to The Point of No Return.... I'm going to stir the "honey pot" a bit.	27	Dec 19, 2015 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"Practice on a scrap = Great advice!!!" Greg Thompson replied Dec 4, 2015 to What size drill bit?/hole size please.	17	Dec 7, 2015 Reply by JL
"Amazing work and intriguing story, thanks for posting." Greg Thompson replied Nov 22, 2015 to The Fascinating World of Ed Stilley’s Guitars	21	Jun 12, 2018 Reply by Dave Lynas
"What a great tin!!! I love Wallace and Gromit! When performing, consider wearing mec…" Greg Thompson replied Nov 11, 2015 to biscuits tin??	23	Nov 21, 2015 Reply by Stuart Baldwin
"Although it is not a "cigar box", it certainly is an original home made instrument.…" Greg Thompson replied Nov 7, 2015 to Can you you call this a Cigar Box guitar?	12	Nov 10, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"I wouldn't recommend using an oil on paper. Oil will break down the fibers of the pa…" Greg Thompson replied Oct 24, 2015 to oil finish over the paper labels	11	Oct 31, 2015 Reply by Angry Rooster Guitars
"Nice work!" Greg Thompson replied Sep 26, 2015 to First build 2 stringer	2	Sep 26, 2015 Reply by Greg Thompson
"I have never used dowels to attach the wings on the head stock. Same as gluing scarf…" Greg Thompson replied Sep 22, 2015 to Headstock building question	13	Sep 26, 2015 Reply by Skeesix

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Greg Thompson's Discussions (150)

"Absolutely! I also present them to my students and have them create musical instrume…"

"OMG, that was incredible! It sounds sooooo good. I need to learn more about how It i…"

"Very nice work!!"

"Practice on a scrap = Great advice!!!"

"Amazing work and intriguing story, thanks for posting."

"What a great tin!!! I love Wallace and Gromit! When performing, consider wearing mec…"

"Although it is not a "cigar box", it certainly is an original home made instrument.…"

"I wouldn't recommend using an oil on paper. Oil will break down the fibers of the pa…"

"Nice work!"

"I have never used dowels to attach the wings on the head stock. Same as gluing scarf…"

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