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"I know it's sad and pathetic but it was only when I'd finished making the picku…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Nov 23, 2011 to Submission Thread for 2011 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge	140	Jan 1, 2012 Reply by Dan Sleep
"I've used bridge pins and tailpieces to anchor the strings and they both work well.…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Nov 18, 2011 to String mounting	3	Nov 20, 2011 Reply by Peter Taylor
"This shows a spacer the same thickness as the box top used under the fingerboar…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Oct 29, 2011 to First build problem	20	Oct 30, 2011 Reply by Marcus P. Clarke
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"Built a three course small guitar recently and tuned it AEA with the third course a…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Oct 29, 2011 to 3 string CBG (double course) tuning ...?	8	Oct 29, 2011 Reply by DeltaglowBoy
"I sometimes edge the fingerboard with a hardwood strip,breaking this at the marked f…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Oct 7, 2011 to What do you use for side fret markers?	20	Oct 10, 2011 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)
"Brad point drills - they dont tear the grain and make a neater hole. A wood rasp and…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Jul 24, 2011 to Tools to buy for first attempt at a build	29	Jul 26, 2011 Reply by John Stevenson
"Agree with the the advice you've been given, deeper cuts and use the three square fi…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Jun 25, 2011 to Fret slot cutting	8	Jun 25, 2011 Reply by Michael Fred Johnson
"There is a photo of a cbg bass that I built on my page -cbg12- the neck is mahogany…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Jun 25, 2011 to Cigar Box Bass, Neck Questions	3	Jun 25, 2011 Reply by Michael Fred Johnson
"I use a homemade hole cutter (think I have a photo on my page) the cutter is a sharp…" Michael Fred Johnson replied Jun 9, 2011 to Making perfect sound holes	18	Jun 9, 2011 Reply by Michael Fred Johnson

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Michael Fred Johnson's Discussions (553)

"I know it's sad and pathetic but it was only when I'd finished making the picku…"

"I've used bridge pins and tailpieces to anchor the strings and they both work well.…"

"This shows a spacer the same thickness as the box top used under the fingerboar…"

""

"Built a three course small guitar recently and tuned it AEA with the third course a…"

"I sometimes edge the fingerboard with a hardwood strip,breaking this at the marked f…"

"Brad point drills - they dont tear the grain and make a neater hole. A wood rasp and…"

"Agree with the the advice you've been given, deeper cuts and use the three square fi…"

"There is a photo of a cbg bass that I built on my page -cbg12- the neck is mahogany…"

"I use a homemade hole cutter (think I have a photo on my page) the cutter is a sharp…"

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