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"me thinks you hit a sore spot there Mr. Novak. Personally I agree with you 100%. Ho…" Yankee Dog replied Oct 2, 2013 to alternatives to machine heads?	64	Jun 26, 2018 Reply by Bjørn Houdorf
"Once you finish this build. I hope you will report back on how it works out. I have…" Yankee Dog replied Sep 26, 2013 to Mixing Piezos	23	Nov 26, 2013 Reply by HappyJack
"All this about pulling the gears together is all well and good. It even makes sense.…" Yankee Dog replied Sep 24, 2013 to Gear Installation - What's Left, Right??	38	Sep 25, 2013 Reply by Richard Rose
"waay cool, but that would take up my entire side bag. I suppose I could try to talk…" Yankee Dog replied Sep 23, 2013 to Travel Guitar	6	Sep 23, 2013 Reply by Yankee Dog
"Demo Tape ; ) http://youtu.be/EbympRyk3i0" Yankee Dog replied Sep 22, 2013 to Travel Guitar	6	Sep 23, 2013 Reply by Yankee Dog
"Dont really make no never mind. I have used brush on paint, spray paint, stain, and…" Yankee Dog replied Aug 29, 2013 to Guitar neck finish?	20	Sep 3, 2013 Reply by Jim Woods
"Put the slide on your finger of choice. Whack the strings where you want the note to…" Yankee Dog replied Aug 29, 2013 to Hammer On's on a 3 string CBG	6	Sep 4, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"" Yankee Dog replied Aug 26, 2013 to Fret marker?	30	May 18, 2014 Reply by Wayfinder
"All my builds are fretless. I do used cheater marks to help with slide positioning.…" Yankee Dog replied Aug 26, 2013 to Fret marker?	30	May 18, 2014 Reply by Wayfinder
"depends on your string tension. If you crank it up a step and it doesnt seem right,…" Yankee Dog replied Aug 26, 2013 to tuning to open A	7	Aug 26, 2013 Reply by Yankee Dog

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Yankee Dog's Discussions (84)

"me thinks you hit a sore spot there Mr. Novak. Personally I agree with you 100%. Ho…"

"Once you finish this build. I hope you will report back on how it works out. I have…"

"All this about pulling the gears together is all well and good. It even makes sense.…"

"waay cool, but that would take up my entire side bag. I suppose I could try to talk…"

"Demo Tape ; ) http://youtu.be/EbympRyk3i0"

"Dont really make no never mind. I have used brush on paint, spray paint, stain, and…"

"Put the slide on your finger of choice. Whack the strings where you want the note to…"

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"All my builds are fretless. I do used cheater marks to help with slide positioning.…"

"depends on your string tension. If you crank it up a step and it doesnt seem right,…"

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