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"Crap, Barry. The string to fret board distance should slightly INCREASE as you move…" Uncle John replied Nov 26, 2010 to Changed Tuning From DADF# to GDAE - Now Strings Bend Notes and Change Pitch	15	Feb 4, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"I use open G tuning: DGBD. Same as banjo tuning, so you can easily look up free banj…" Uncle John replied Nov 24, 2010 to Changed Tuning From DADF# to GDAE - Now Strings Bend Notes and Change Pitch	15	Feb 4, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"I use the 4 small strings from an acoustic 6 string set, usually mediums, but lights…" Uncle John replied Nov 24, 2010 to Changed Tuning From DADF# to GDAE - Now Strings Bend Notes and Change Pitch	15	Feb 4, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Bruce, I just built a cigar box amp from guitar fuel. They provided everything but t…" Uncle John replied Oct 30, 2010 to cbg Amp	4	Oct 30, 2010 Reply by wes carl
"Thanks! " Uncle John replied Oct 18, 2010 to fret calculator	16	Feb 13, 2011 Reply by Dan Sleep
"Diane, This is excellent. Long story short, I have an unfretted 3 string with a 20.5…" Uncle John replied Oct 17, 2010 to fret calculator	16	Feb 13, 2011 Reply by Dan Sleep
"I've had good success with hinge tail pieces. Never a broken string in that area. Re…" Uncle John replied Sep 21, 2010 to Hinge tailpieces, string breaking	8	Sep 21, 2010 Reply by Naz Nomad
"Hi Little, I recently removed a mandolin neck and grafted it to a cigar box. I've b…" Uncle John replied Sep 15, 2010 to How to unglue ukulele neck	4	Sep 16, 2010 Reply by Ben
"I've used pine necks with a 1/4 or half inch oak or walnut fingerboard. Worked fine…" Uncle John replied Sep 6, 2010 to pine necks	21	Oct 8, 2010 Reply by Michael R Cossey
"Hi Lee, A four string with frets has much in common with a 6 string. A 3 string is a…" Uncle John replied Aug 26, 2010 to 3 string vs 4 sting	9	Aug 27, 2010 Reply by Bluzmann

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Uncle John's Discussions (1,326)

"Crap, Barry. The string to fret board distance should slightly INCREASE as you move…"

"I use open G tuning: DGBD. Same as banjo tuning, so you can easily look up free banj…"

"I use the 4 small strings from an acoustic 6 string set, usually mediums, but lights…"

"Bruce, I just built a cigar box amp from guitar fuel. They provided everything but t…"

"Thanks! "

"Diane, This is excellent. Long story short, I have an unfretted 3 string with a 20.5…"

"I've had good success with hinge tail pieces. Never a broken string in that area. Re…"

"Hi Little, I recently removed a mandolin neck and grafted it to a cigar box. I've b…"

"I've used pine necks with a 1/4 or half inch oak or walnut fingerboard. Worked fine…"

"Hi Lee, A four string with frets has much in common with a 6 string. A 3 string is a…"

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