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"Hi, pickup heights vary from player to player and guitar to guitar as different sett…" Taffy Evans replied Nov 2, 2023 to humbucker height	5	Nov 4, 2023 Reply by Mel Cooke
"Hi, If I used ply for a neck, for stability I would have the ply run upright. So ins…" Taffy Evans replied Nov 2, 2023 to Neck and Fret Board material.	11	Nov 17, 2023 Reply by RON NORTHCUTT
"Hi, that string looks lower possibly due to the fact that it is touching the 5th fre…" Taffy Evans replied Nov 1, 2023 to Pin Tin Banjo	11	Nov 1, 2023 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Oh, and the nut is not really the setting-off point of the string but is more of a g…" Taffy Evans replied Nov 1, 2023 to Pin Tin Banjo	11	Nov 1, 2023 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hi, two reasons to put frets under the 5th string. aids in the use of a 5th-string c…" Taffy Evans replied Nov 1, 2023 to Pin Tin Banjo	11	Nov 1, 2023 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hi again, if you have scales for guitars pick a scale that will put the bridge at th…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 31, 2023 to Pin Tin Banjo	11	Nov 1, 2023 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hi, I can't direct you to fretting details but I'm sure they're on this sight somewh…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 31, 2023 to Pin Tin Banjo	11	Nov 1, 2023 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hey Robbie, thanks for the feedback, without it folks don't learn a whole lot from t…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 25, 2023 to Buzzing strings when fretted. Frets look good. I have a zero fret license plate guitar. Break angle I can inprove at the nut however the buzzing is coming from the bridge, I used a banjo bridge.	5	Oct 25, 2023 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hi, photo would help, but check grooves in bridge for size. Do you have sufficient b…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 24, 2023 to Buzzing strings when fretted. Frets look good. I have a zero fret license plate guitar. Break angle I can inprove at the nut however the buzzing is coming from the bridge, I used a banjo bridge.	5	Oct 25, 2023 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hi, if you can imagine that this wooded body is a tin fuel can, then this is what I…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 21, 2023 to Building a gas can guitar	3	Oct 21, 2023 Reply by Taffy Evans

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Taffy Evans's Discussions (2,234)

"Hi, pickup heights vary from player to player and guitar to guitar as different sett…"

"Hi, If I used ply for a neck, for stability I would have the ply run upright. So ins…"

"Hi, that string looks lower possibly due to the fact that it is touching the 5th fre…"

"Oh, and the nut is not really the setting-off point of the string but is more of a g…"

"Hi, two reasons to put frets under the 5th string. aids in the use of a 5th-string c…"

"Hi again, if you have scales for guitars pick a scale that will put the bridge at th…"

"Hi, I can't direct you to fretting details but I'm sure they're on this sight somewh…"

"Hey Robbie, thanks for the feedback, without it folks don't learn a whole lot from t…"

"Hi, photo would help, but check grooves in bridge for size. Do you have sufficient b…"

"Hi, if you can imagine that this wooded body is a tin fuel can, then this is what I…"

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