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"The piezo electric effect can be summed up in a nut shell. The voltage output is det…" Darren Gosling replied Feb 22, 2011 to CB Gitty..now what about these piezo sizes?	25	Feb 23, 2011 Reply by carverman
"My one is a Prima Balalaika and is the common tenor one there is a higher one but th…" Darren Gosling replied Dec 24, 2010 to Balalaika	10	Feb 12, 2012 Reply by Ice Bob
"Apparently there are 2 strings that are tuned to the same tone, typically strings 1…" Darren Gosling replied Dec 22, 2010 to Balalaika	10	Feb 12, 2012 Reply by Ice Bob
"It is meant to be tuned as E3 , E3 and A4, but this one the tuners are stuck and som…" Darren Gosling replied Dec 22, 2010 to Balalaika	10	Feb 12, 2012 Reply by Ice Bob
"I get a lot of my wood from skips,,, usually Sapele frames and doors (fashionable in…" Darren Gosling replied Jul 8, 2010 to UK Timber sources???	13	Mar 19, 2011 Reply by Stewart Hutton
"I have used bicycle spokes for frets. I filed down 2 edges flat to the width of the…" Darren Gosling replied Apr 2, 2010 to using coat hangers for frets?	13	Apr 2, 2010 Reply by Darren Gosling
"Recently i did a mix which a friend played loud through his PA rig and its sounded a…" Darren Gosling replied Mar 21, 2010 to Recording: analogue or digital	5	Mar 21, 2010 Reply by Greg
"The box I am planning to use is a King Edward swisher, Its weird I never considered…" Darren Gosling replied Mar 2, 2010 to Stiff Card Box	9	Mar 2, 2010 Reply by Darren Gosling
"Thanks for the replies guys, I'll have a go... Daz" Darren Gosling replied Feb 27, 2010 to Smoking kills label	12	Mar 6, 2010 Reply by L.J.
"http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230438919065&ssPageName…" Darren Gosling replied Feb 23, 2010 to Fidel Castro CBG!!!!	2	Feb 23, 2010 Reply by Darren Gosling

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Darren Gosling's Discussions (23)

"The piezo electric effect can be summed up in a nut shell. The voltage output is det…"

"My one is a Prima Balalaika and is the common tenor one there is a higher one but th…"

"Apparently there are 2 strings that are tuned to the same tone, typically strings 1…"

"It is meant to be tuned as E3 , E3 and A4, but this one the tuners are stuck and som…"

"I get a lot of my wood from skips,,, usually Sapele frames and doors (fashionable in…"

"I have used bicycle spokes for frets. I filed down 2 edges flat to the width of the…"

"Recently i did a mix which a friend played loud through his PA rig and its sounded a…"

"The box I am planning to use is a King Edward swisher, Its weird I never considered…"

"Thanks for the replies guys, I'll have a go... Daz"

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