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"Well done! Audio or video samples on the way?" Ben replied May 21, 2011 to Finished my fiddle.	10	May 24, 2011 Reply by Rand Moore
"Keep in mind that the drying process is EXTREMELY long...a matter of years in most c…" Ben replied May 16, 2011 to Cherry Wood	4	May 16, 2011 Reply by Andrew Calvetti
"I forgot to mention that the very first thing (from conception of an instrument) is…" Ben replied May 15, 2011 to What do you want in an instrument for yourself?	52	Jul 27, 2011 Reply by Uncle John
"I'm a fan of a good acoustic sound! Yes, tweaking the acoustics is a lot harder than…" Ben replied May 15, 2011 to What do you want in an instrument for yourself?	52	Jul 27, 2011 Reply by Uncle John
"So you still get a decent acoustic reso sound without having a resonating chamber?" Ben replied May 12, 2011 to Resonators-- if not spun, then what ? (make-shift builds)	15	May 13, 2011 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"I haven't tried it but you should be able to use something along the lines of an Alt…" Ben replied May 12, 2011 to Resonators-- if not spun, then what ? (make-shift builds)	15	May 13, 2011 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Every stringed instrument has a "resonator." On a straight forward CBG, the box top…" Ben replied May 12, 2011 to Resonators-- if not spun, then what ? (make-shift builds)	15	May 13, 2011 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Check out the Tenor Guitar group here. If you're planning a Tenor Cigar Box Banjo, b…" Ben replied Apr 13, 2011 to cigar box banjo	10	May 28, 2011 Reply by Tracy Kennedy
"True, true. But if you're just starting out, and go with RS stuff, you've got pickup…" Ben replied Apr 2, 2011 to Bass pickup?	5	Apr 2, 2011 Reply by Kenny
"....Or try winding your own Lo-Fi one from Radio Shack parts for a couple of bucks.…" Ben replied Apr 2, 2011 to Bass pickup?	5	Apr 2, 2011 Reply by Kenny

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Ben's Discussions (406)

"Well done! Audio or video samples on the way?"

"Keep in mind that the drying process is EXTREMELY long...a matter of years in most c…"

"I forgot to mention that the very first thing (from conception of an instrument) is…"

"I'm a fan of a good acoustic sound! Yes, tweaking the acoustics is a lot harder than…"

"So you still get a decent acoustic reso sound without having a resonating chamber?"

"I haven't tried it but you should be able to use something along the lines of an Alt…"

"Every stringed instrument has a "resonator." On a straight forward CBG, the box top…"

"Check out the Tenor Guitar group here. If you're planning a Tenor Cigar Box Banjo, b…"

"True, true. But if you're just starting out, and go with RS stuff, you've got pickup…"

"....Or try winding your own Lo-Fi one from Radio Shack parts for a couple of bucks.…"

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