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"I would like to, but I have not yet tried a CBV. So I cant comment on if it will wor…" Yankee Dog replied Nov 7, 2013 to cigar box violin	13	Apr 1, 2014 Reply by david kave
"Have you tuned open D (DAd) on a three string? If so, just add the next smaller stri…" Yankee Dog replied Nov 6, 2013 to 4 String "D" tunning	8	Nov 9, 2013 Reply by gary herget
"Muting with the down hill fingers is to prevent harmonics. It will not stop the buzz…" Yankee Dog replied Nov 5, 2013 to First time slide use	15	Nov 5, 2013 Reply by Yankee Dog
"As a fretless builder and player and someone with no prior musical experience, I can…" Yankee Dog replied Oct 23, 2013 to Which is the easist CBG to learn to play.	17	Oct 24, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"they normally take up less linear space that way. " Yankee Dog replied Oct 18, 2013 to tuner placement	4	Oct 18, 2013 Reply by the anonymous pick
"I cut mine with a dremel and a lot of patience. I find a few twists with a bit of st…" Yankee Dog replied Oct 14, 2013 to bottle slides.	10	Mar 5, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"Then just give a go with the sandpaper and maybe some polyurethane. but if you use…" Yankee Dog replied Oct 11, 2013 to Grain Filling	20	Oct 15, 2013 Reply by Jim Wehrmacher
"Personally, I like the grain patterns in wood. Put if you are worried about it. jus…" Yankee Dog replied Oct 11, 2013 to Grain Filling	20	Oct 15, 2013 Reply by Jim Wehrmacher
"The string size and tuning are also related to the scale lenght. But in any case, it…" Yankee Dog replied Oct 8, 2013 to My first fret less cbg done.	4	Oct 8, 2013 Reply by Kirk Quinn
"hey its an internet forum. for coversating and otherwise wasting time. If we weren't…" Yankee Dog replied Oct 2, 2013 to alternatives to machine heads?	64	Jun 26, 2018 Reply by Bjørn Houdorf

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Yankee Dog's Discussions (84)

"I would like to, but I have not yet tried a CBV. So I cant comment on if it will wor…"

"Have you tuned open D (DAd) on a three string? If so, just add the next smaller stri…"

"Muting with the down hill fingers is to prevent harmonics. It will not stop the buzz…"

"As a fretless builder and player and someone with no prior musical experience, I can…"

"they normally take up less linear space that way. "

"I cut mine with a dremel and a lot of patience. I find a few twists with a bit of st…"

"Then just give a go with the sandpaper and maybe some polyurethane. but if you use…"

"Personally, I like the grain patterns in wood. Put if you are worried about it. jus…"

"The string size and tuning are also related to the scale lenght. But in any case, it…"

"hey its an internet forum. for coversating and otherwise wasting time. If we weren't…"

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