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"That looks great James. Nicely done. Amazing for your first lap steel. You should ge…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 8, 2019 to What a difference a day makes	8	Sep 10, 2019 Reply by James Pobog
"I think what you have in the pic looks pretty good. Give it a shot." Poorness Studios replied Sep 8, 2019 to "Another' lid question.	10	Sep 11, 2019 Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH
"Bracing the lid is not a bad idea at all. Many builders do it. In fact, most of the…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 8, 2019 to "Another' lid question.	10	Sep 11, 2019 Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH
"Hey James. I was thinking about this as I was laying in bed this morning. I wouldn't…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 8, 2019 to Random thoughts and first pix of first build (2X4 Lap Steel)...	12	Sep 8, 2019 Reply by Poorness Studios
"I don't think you need to go back to the drawing board at all. Just make it work. Th…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 7, 2019 to Random thoughts and first pix of first build (2X4 Lap Steel)...	12	Sep 8, 2019 Reply by Poorness Studios
"I totally agree with Pick on the tin top. Washers or blocks... even some electrical…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 6, 2019 to help with first build tin top and pot wiring	7	Sep 22, 2019 Reply by Dave B
"If you wanted to add a tone pot, you'd wire it like this. Except their black wire wo…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 6, 2019 to I'm digging and the hole gets deeper...	13	Sep 6, 2019 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"As far as I can tell that just looks like a standard 2 wire humbucker, so yeah... ju…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 6, 2019 to I'm digging and the hole gets deeper...	13	Sep 6, 2019 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"Any chance you can post a pic of what you've got? That may help." Poorness Studios replied Sep 6, 2019 to I'm digging and the hole gets deeper...	13	Sep 6, 2019 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"Keep in mind pitches repeat as you go up in octave. So let's say you have an open A…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 6, 2019 to stringing up, my first build problem	20	Sep 15, 2019 Reply by Timothy Hunter

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Poorness Studios's Discussions (171)

"That looks great James. Nicely done. Amazing for your first lap steel. You should ge…"

"I think what you have in the pic looks pretty good. Give it a shot."

"Bracing the lid is not a bad idea at all. Many builders do it. In fact, most of the…"

"Hey James. I was thinking about this as I was laying in bed this morning. I wouldn't…"

"I don't think you need to go back to the drawing board at all. Just make it work. Th…"

"I totally agree with Pick on the tin top. Washers or blocks... even some electrical…"

"If you wanted to add a tone pot, you'd wire it like this. Except their black wire wo…"

"As far as I can tell that just looks like a standard 2 wire humbucker, so yeah... ju…"

"Any chance you can post a pic of what you've got? That may help."

"Keep in mind pitches repeat as you go up in octave. So let's say you have an open A…"

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