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"Piezo's are a right bugger, basically they need a hell of a lot of shielding. A piec…" Old Fingers Green replied Nov 13, 2013 to Got some maple from Menards. Looks Great but EXTREMELY bright sounding	5	Nov 15, 2013 Reply by jeff maurer
"Don't forget to make sure the pan is magnetic! If it isn't you need to glue/attach s…" Old Fingers Green replied Oct 23, 2013 to The best way to "Electrify" a reso???? Opinions???	10	Oct 26, 2013 Reply by jawbone
"Interesting link, I presumed they must be there for something. It's a pity I can't t…" Old Fingers Green replied Oct 23, 2013 to Cutting humbucker screws	3	Oct 23, 2013 Reply by Skeesix
"Another vote for mag pup under the resonator. Works a treat, I use a ring magnet and…" Old Fingers Green replied Oct 23, 2013 to The best way to "Electrify" a reso???? Opinions???	10	Oct 26, 2013 Reply by jawbone
"One piece necks are a lot stronger than scarf jointed ones, if you can do that then…" Old Fingers Green replied Oct 15, 2013 to scarfing without power tools	27	Aug 8, 2015 Reply by Graeme L
"That's exactly the kind of thing I was after! cheers for the link, some good videos…" Old Fingers Green replied Oct 15, 2013 to Grain Filling	20	Oct 15, 2013 Reply by Jim Wehrmacher
"Old Fingers Green!" Old Fingers Green replied Oct 12, 2013 to Your Blues Name?	27	Oct 30, 2013 Reply by Robert Phillips
"Oh I like the sound of that! not sure how good cherry red would look on oak but it s…" Old Fingers Green replied Oct 12, 2013 to Grain Filling	20	Oct 15, 2013 Reply by Jim Wehrmacher
"Perfect! I can't believe I never thought of that, I'm a plasterer, I use that stuff…" Old Fingers Green replied Oct 12, 2013 to Grain Filling	20	Oct 15, 2013 Reply by Jim Wehrmacher
"I do love the grain of this wood but some of the grain is so open it would actually…" Old Fingers Green replied Oct 11, 2013 to Grain Filling	20	Oct 15, 2013 Reply by Jim Wehrmacher

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Old Fingers Green's Discussions (83)

"Piezo's are a right bugger, basically they need a hell of a lot of shielding. A piec…"

"Don't forget to make sure the pan is magnetic! If it isn't you need to glue/attach s…"

"Interesting link, I presumed they must be there for something. It's a pity I can't t…"

"Another vote for mag pup under the resonator. Works a treat, I use a ring magnet and…"

"One piece necks are a lot stronger than scarf jointed ones, if you can do that then…"

"That's exactly the kind of thing I was after! cheers for the link, some good videos…"