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"Now that's just F--kin" KOOL !!! Thanx, I owe you one." Thumper replied Oct 22, 2015 to Banjo Sound	8	Oct 31, 2015 Reply by the anonymous pick
"I bend pieces to shape around the heel of the neck and glue them in place right agai…" Thumper replied Oct 12, 2015 to Those big fat E strings - a new use?!?	26	Mar 24, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"Pic didn't come through " Thumper replied Oct 7, 2015 to My Period Correct Humbucker	2	Oct 8, 2015 Reply by JL
"I tried a second cord, it made a significant drop in the hum volume, it's barely aud…" Thumper replied Sep 17, 2015 to Hum Question When Playing Amplified	4	Sep 17, 2015 Reply by Thumper
"It's a piezo glued to the box, the volume pot is not grounded neither are the string…" Thumper replied Sep 14, 2015 to Hum Question When Playing Amplified	4	Sep 17, 2015 Reply by Thumper
"I'm a bit confused, how could the scale length change because of the length of the b…" Thumper replied Aug 25, 2015 to long cigar boxes and scale length problems	11	Sep 8, 2015 Reply by Kevin
"Oh wait, you asked about strings, I use the 4 middle strings out of a set of D'Adarr…" Thumper replied Aug 15, 2015 to 4 string sugestions	13	Aug 21, 2015 Reply by A.D.EKER
"I vote for GDGB, it's pretty easy to pick out melodies as well as being a good all a…" Thumper replied Aug 15, 2015 to 4 string sugestions	13	Aug 21, 2015 Reply by A.D.EKER
"I like the collar tips a lot! If the over cuts aren't too bad, you could run a thick…" Thumper replied Aug 14, 2015 to Methods of fixing bad (gap) notches	11	Mar 20, 2017 Reply by JL
"Excellent job!! Needs another string though LOL" Thumper replied Aug 5, 2015 to #11: Li'l Gib.........	27	Jul 8, 2016 Reply by Tom T

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Thumper's Discussions (149)

"Now that's just F--kin" KOOL !!! Thanx, I owe you one."

"I bend pieces to shape around the heel of the neck and glue them in place right agai…"

"Pic didn't come through "

"I tried a second cord, it made a significant drop in the hum volume, it's barely aud…"

"It's a piezo glued to the box, the volume pot is not grounded neither are the string…"

"I'm a bit confused, how could the scale length change because of the length of the b…"

"Oh wait, you asked about strings, I use the 4 middle strings out of a set of D'Adarr…"

"I vote for GDGB, it's pretty easy to pick out melodies as well as being a good all a…"

"I like the collar tips a lot! If the over cuts aren't too bad, you could run a thick…"

"Excellent job!! Needs another string though LOL"

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