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"Box size? Depth? Material type? It can all make a difference." Paul Craig replied May 12, 2017 to deep bass tone	4	May 13, 2017 Reply by Jon trownson
"You can buy some acrylic paints at your local hobby store and mix with water to get…" Paul Craig replied May 12, 2017 to Toning color challenge	4	May 12, 2017 Reply by Paul Craig
"It really depends on the wood used for the neck/through piece and it's width and thi…" Paul Craig replied May 9, 2017 to Induction Pickup Thread Reconstructed	84	May 22, 2017 Reply by JL
"True, but sometimes the old Conventional Wisdom works very well. If it works, don't…" Paul Craig replied May 9, 2017 to Will thicker wooded boxes work for CBGs?	10	May 9, 2017 Reply by Paul Craig
"Looking good Lonman." Paul Craig replied May 7, 2017 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"That's the problem with thin tops on acoustic guitars you can't get away with. It's…" Paul Craig replied May 7, 2017 to Will thicker wooded boxes work for CBGs?	10	May 9, 2017 Reply by Paul Craig
"Glued a fretboard to a neck and put it in the clamping jig." Paul Craig replied May 6, 2017 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Most acoustic guitar tops are about 3/16ths" or 1/8ths" thick. The thinner the top,…" Paul Craig replied May 3, 2017 to Will thicker wooded boxes work for CBGs?	10	May 9, 2017 Reply by Paul Craig
"They played 3 songs and this video is of the last song where the singer played lead…" Paul Craig replied Apr 24, 2017 to Sun Studio Sessions	1	Apr 24, 2017 Reply by Paul Craig
"I've been trying to strengthen some polymer magnets that I've stacked together to ma…" Paul Craig replied Apr 24, 2017 to Homemade Pickup...	19	Apr 25, 2017 Reply by JL

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Paul Craig's Discussions (3,491)

"Box size? Depth? Material type? It can all make a difference."

"You can buy some acrylic paints at your local hobby store and mix with water to get…"

"It really depends on the wood used for the neck/through piece and it's width and thi…"

"True, but sometimes the old Conventional Wisdom works very well. If it works, don't…"

"Looking good Lonman."

"That's the problem with thin tops on acoustic guitars you can't get away with. It's…"

"Glued a fretboard to a neck and put it in the clamping jig."

"Most acoustic guitar tops are about 3/16ths" or 1/8ths" thick. The thinner the top,…"

"They played 3 songs and this video is of the last song where the singer played lead…"

"I've been trying to strengthen some polymer magnets that I've stacked together to ma…"

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