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"Yeah - guys that don't tell you anything are MUCH more helpful than guys who take th…" Glenn Reither replied Jun 20, 2012 to Break angle. Pros and cons.	38	May 11, 2013 Reply by darryl kernaghan
"Oh, I don't scarf, I just cut out as much depth as I need (more toward the back to g…" Glenn Reither replied Jun 20, 2012 to Break angle. Pros and cons.	38	May 11, 2013 Reply by darryl kernaghan
"It would be easy for people to get confused since the original question was about br…" Glenn Reither replied Jun 20, 2012 to Break angle. Pros and cons.	38	May 11, 2013 Reply by darryl kernaghan
"From Wiki, you can see there is a big range in scarf angles. The there's the Tele an…" Glenn Reither replied Jun 20, 2012 to Break angle. Pros and cons.	38	May 11, 2013 Reply by darryl kernaghan
"For what it's worth, some actual figures. 4 mm clearance at the 17th fret, 13~14mm h…" Glenn Reither replied Jun 4, 2012 to Break angle. Pros and cons.	38	May 11, 2013 Reply by darryl kernaghan
"Here's a great resource for working out what string gauges to use. Put in your scale…" Glenn Reither replied May 13, 2012 to How to tune 4 string CBGs?	41	Oct 1, 2013 Reply by Glenn Reither
"Yeah, the films need LOTS of pressure. I can see how sitting a bridge directly on th…" Glenn Reither replied Mar 26, 2012 to Piezo characteristics and problems	19	Mar 26, 2012 Reply by Glenn Reither
"I use the Tillman preamp design with some extra stuff on the input stage to even out…" Glenn Reither replied Mar 25, 2012 to Piezo characteristics and problems	19	Mar 26, 2012 Reply by Glenn Reither
"OK, thanks for your interest. I've checked out the costs and the only way I can just…" Glenn Reither replied Jan 15, 2012 to Anyone interested in a preamp kit?	2	Jan 15, 2012 Reply by Glenn Reither
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Glenn Reither's Discussions (125)

"Yeah - guys that don't tell you anything are MUCH more helpful than guys who take th…"

"Oh, I don't scarf, I just cut out as much depth as I need (more toward the back to g…"

"It would be easy for people to get confused since the original question was about br…"

"From Wiki, you can see there is a big range in scarf angles. The there's the Tele an…"

"For what it's worth, some actual figures. 4 mm clearance at the 17th fret, 13~14mm h…"

"Here's a great resource for working out what string gauges to use. Put in your scale…"

"Yeah, the films need LOTS of pressure. I can see how sitting a bridge directly on th…"

"I use the Tillman preamp design with some extra stuff on the input stage to even out…"

"OK, thanks for your interest. I've checked out the costs and the only way I can just…"

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