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"You got a fabulous tone out of it - well done!" Busyhands Slim replied Jun 11, 2013 to Built my own pickup winder - Works great	9	Jun 11, 2013 Reply by Busyhands Slim
"You can't play it if your shoes aren't shined to a mirror surface." Busyhands Slim replied Jun 5, 2013 to rare foot bass ! guitar ???	16	Jun 7, 2013 Reply by RTZGUITARS
"I have made knobs out of bottle caps. First, I used epoxy, which worked fine, but wa…" Busyhands Slim replied May 15, 2013 to Inserts for pot knobs??	15	Jun 1, 2013 Reply by Rob (Treadstone Guitars)
"Awesome article. It's great to see this "hidden hero" recognized and honored. Wait…" Busyhands Slim replied May 10, 2013 to Abby Retires: Legendary pickup winder Abigail Ybarro retires after 57 years	1	May 10, 2013 Reply by Busyhands Slim
" Rubber-stamped logo." Busyhands Slim replied Apr 24, 2013 to Your logo	17	Apr 28, 2013 Reply by Maddog
"I put mine on with a rubber stamp and acrylic craft paint." Busyhands Slim replied Apr 23, 2013 to Your logo	17	Apr 28, 2013 Reply by Maddog
"I've used G Strings for several years for guitar, bass, banjo, uke and CBG. Works gr…" Busyhands Slim replied Apr 19, 2013 to Apple/Android apps for tuning a guitar	7	Apr 22, 2013 Reply by Bad Wolf
"I cut a piece of pine 2x4 to the length of the inside of the box and ran some 3-inch…" Busyhands Slim replied Apr 9, 2013 to 6 stringers - attaching a electric guitar neck to a cigar box?	5	Apr 9, 2013 Reply by Josh Thompson
"There is some very nice music-making there. Kudos to everyone who contributed!" Busyhands Slim replied Apr 4, 2013 to Rolling Stones Tribute Album - Free Download	282	Aug 24, 2021 Reply by BUGGY (C)
"Giossér, in the menu bar near the top of this page, there is a link "Free Plans". Cl…" Busyhands Slim replied Apr 4, 2013 to For Sale - The Texas Long Horn	6	Dec 16, 2013 Reply by Pete Regan

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Busyhands Slim's Discussions (103)

"You got a fabulous tone out of it - well done!"

"You can't play it if your shoes aren't shined to a mirror surface."

"I have made knobs out of bottle caps. First, I used epoxy, which worked fine, but wa…"

"Awesome article. It's great to see this "hidden hero" recognized and honored. Wait…"

" Rubber-stamped logo."

"I put mine on with a rubber stamp and acrylic craft paint."

"I've used G Strings for several years for guitar, bass, banjo, uke and CBG. Works gr…"

"I cut a piece of pine 2x4 to the length of the inside of the box and ran some 3-inch…"

"There is some very nice music-making there. Kudos to everyone who contributed!"

"Giossér, in the menu bar near the top of this page, there is a link "Free Plans". Cl…"

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