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"Cut another piece of headstock, glue it to the bottom of the existing one, and remou…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 19, 2014 to Compensating string angle at nut	34	Aug 20, 2014 Reply by Jim Goodman
"Make damn sure the bobbins are well attached to the magnets such that the windings d…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 18, 2014 to DIY Magnetic Pickup help	5	Aug 20, 2014 Reply by Seth Kent
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"can you raise the high E side and lower the low E side...maybe shim it somehow?" ReturnToSender replied Aug 15, 2014 to how to make it sound brighter?	10	Aug 17, 2014 Reply by david kave
"Simple indeed. You can put the 12th fret on a guitar pretty much anywhere you want,…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 14, 2014 to Lengths of necks are different on instruments why, and does it matter	22	Aug 15, 2014 Reply by Better Trees
"..and if you go electric, type and thickness of wood have very little to do with the…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 14, 2014 to CBG Top Woods - Leave As Is?	10	Aug 25, 2014 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Yes, there is math involved, but the original question was if "neck length matters",…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 14, 2014 to Lengths of necks are different on instruments why, and does it matter	22	Aug 15, 2014 Reply by Better Trees
"In some cases, you could turn the boxes over and use the bottom of the box as the to…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 14, 2014 to CBG Top Woods - Leave As Is?	10	Aug 25, 2014 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Keep telling yourself that. What's the distance from the 12th fret to 3rd fret?" ReturnToSender replied Aug 14, 2014 to Lengths of necks are different on instruments why, and does it matter	22	Aug 15, 2014 Reply by Better Trees
"Actually, length was the question and there is quite a bit more to it than math. Sc…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 14, 2014 to Lengths of necks are different on instruments why, and does it matter	22	Aug 15, 2014 Reply by Better Trees

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ReturnToSender's Discussions (44)

"Cut another piece of headstock, glue it to the bottom of the existing one, and remou…"

"Make damn sure the bobbins are well attached to the magnets such that the windings d…"

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"can you raise the high E side and lower the low E side...maybe shim it somehow?"

"Simple indeed. You can put the 12th fret on a guitar pretty much anywhere you want,…"

"..and if you go electric, type and thickness of wood have very little to do with the…"

"Yes, there is math involved, but the original question was if "neck length matters",…"

"In some cases, you could turn the boxes over and use the bottom of the box as the to…"

"Keep telling yourself that. What's the distance from the 12th fret to 3rd fret?"

"Actually, length was the question and there is quite a bit more to it than math. Sc…"

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