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"Dan is right, a simple nut and bolt bridge can be very effective. If you don't fix i…" Mark replied Nov 22, 2011 to Fixed saddle/ bridge on electric guitar builds as it related to intonation	14	Nov 23, 2011 Reply by Mark
"Steve, I've been looking again at the pic of the broken off piece of that hinge and…" Mark replied Nov 21, 2011 to A word of warning about brass hinges...	41	Nov 26, 2011 Reply by Dan Sleep
"I'd use whichever side of the box is thinner (as long as it's not so thin you think…" Mark replied Nov 20, 2011 to Which side of box to use as soundboard?	10	Nov 24, 2011 Reply by Grease Stains
"Hmmm, first time I've heard of this sort of thing happen with a hinge. Nevertheless…" Mark replied Nov 20, 2011 to A word of warning about brass hinges...	41	Nov 26, 2011 Reply by Dan Sleep
"On a serious note, I'm curious about the practical properties of corian. What's it l…" Mark replied Nov 10, 2011 to Look after your nuts	29	Nov 17, 2011 Reply by Order99
"Ha ha...and of course Whitworth threads give more of a vintage tone while metric can…" Mark replied Nov 10, 2011 to Look after your nuts	29	Nov 17, 2011 Reply by Order99
"Sorry but I think that Gibson article is a typical example of the baloney-laden sale…" Mark replied Nov 9, 2011 to Look after your nuts	29	Nov 17, 2011 Reply by Order99
"The bit about every solution being a compromise is absolutely bang on. For any guit…" Mark replied Nov 8, 2011 to sound hole placement, based on tuning fork tests	44	Nov 22, 2011 Reply by David Ford
"And a quick reply to your original question. My feeling is that you want to avoid ha…" Mark replied Nov 7, 2011 to sound hole placement, based on tuning fork tests	44	Nov 22, 2011 Reply by David Ford
"Actually there's no good reason why this stuff should fry your brain. It kind of pis…" Mark replied Nov 7, 2011 to sound hole placement, based on tuning fork tests	44	Nov 22, 2011 Reply by David Ford

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Mark's Discussions (337)

"Dan is right, a simple nut and bolt bridge can be very effective. If you don't fix i…"

"Steve, I've been looking again at the pic of the broken off piece of that hinge and…"

"I'd use whichever side of the box is thinner (as long as it's not so thin you think…"

"Hmmm, first time I've heard of this sort of thing happen with a hinge. Nevertheless…"

"On a serious note, I'm curious about the practical properties of corian. What's it l…"

"Ha ha...and of course Whitworth threads give more of a vintage tone while metric can…"

"Sorry but I think that Gibson article is a typical example of the baloney-laden sale…"

"The bit about every solution being a compromise is absolutely bang on. For any guit…"

"And a quick reply to your original question. My feeling is that you want to avoid ha…"

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