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"Hi, as a guide you could say that the smaller size wire would suit smaller sized ins…" Taffy Evans replied Sep 6, 2017 to What gauge Fretwire?	3	Sep 7, 2017 Reply by JL
"Hi, yep taking the gloss off the neck works, or what I used to in the band was to pu…" Taffy Evans replied Sep 5, 2017 to Sticky Fingers?	2	Sep 5, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"HaHa, you don't have to do that now days,the proper tools are easily available." Taffy Evans replied Sep 5, 2017 to Q's: Necessity of Fretboard, Using Fretting Scale Length Template, Using Miter Box	17	Sep 9, 2017 Reply by M B
"I had to have I little chuckle reading this thread, been there done that. Must have…" Taffy Evans replied Sep 4, 2017 to Q's: Necessity of Fretboard, Using Fretting Scale Length Template, Using Miter Box	17	Sep 9, 2017 Reply by M B
"Hi ,I have found it depends on the timber used for the neck whether a fingerboard is…" Taffy Evans replied Sep 3, 2017 to Q's: Necessity of Fretboard, Using Fretting Scale Length Template, Using Miter Box	17	Sep 9, 2017 Reply by M B
"Hi, the function of a resonator cone is to improve the volume of guitars back in the…" Taffy Evans replied Sep 1, 2017 to Uncle Crow Style Resonator	2	Sep 2, 2017 Reply by Patrick Allison
"I recon you could use a standard banjo bridge. I did this with a solid body fiddle I…" Taffy Evans replied Aug 21, 2017 to Starting a 5 string banjo	4	Aug 21, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"I forgot to mention the tops shown above were both for six string CBG's. Taff." Taffy Evans replied Aug 20, 2017 to Thin a top	30	Aug 20, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hi Kevin, very neat work so far, is there such a thing as a quiet banjo? I buil…" Taffy Evans replied Aug 20, 2017 to Starting a 5 string banjo	4	Aug 21, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hi, as the tops are solid cedar, not ply, and about 2.5mm thick that is a very fragi…" Taffy Evans replied Aug 20, 2017 to Thin a top	30	Aug 20, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans

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Taffy Evans's Discussions (2,234)

"Hi, as a guide you could say that the smaller size wire would suit smaller sized ins…"

"Hi, yep taking the gloss off the neck works, or what I used to in the band was to pu…"

"HaHa, you don't have to do that now days,the proper tools are easily available."

"I had to have I little chuckle reading this thread, been there done that. Must have…"

"Hi ,I have found it depends on the timber used for the neck whether a fingerboard is…"

"Hi, the function of a resonator cone is to improve the volume of guitars back in the…"

"I recon you could use a standard banjo bridge. I did this with a solid body fiddle I…"

"I forgot to mention the tops shown above were both for six string CBG's. Taff."

"Hi Kevin, very neat work so far, is there such a thing as a quiet banjo? I buil…"

"Hi, as the tops are solid cedar, not ply, and about 2.5mm thick that is a very fragi…"

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