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"Diane, my own experience with uke strings suggests that you can tune up or down a co…" Chester Winowiecki replied Sep 24, 2010 to looking for a nylon string gauge calculator	4	Sep 24, 2010 Reply by YeahDoIt
"Rawhide for sure...if you try to use a regular mounted plastic drum head, you'll als…" Chester Winowiecki replied Jul 29, 2010 to Banjo Building!!!	17	Aug 15, 2010 Reply by Andy White (Noisetop Guitars)
"Probably the simplest would be to get an 8 AA battery holder and a barrel plug like…" Chester Winowiecki replied Jul 27, 2010 to amp questions	6	Jul 28, 2010 Reply by Tracy Kennedy
"I haven't tried Deft yet, but I've been using store brand clear Lacquer and love it.…" Chester Winowiecki replied Jul 22, 2010 to Favorite method of wood finishing?	27	Sep 27, 2010 Reply by Bluesheart
"Cheap is fine...so far I've only used the cheapest medium or light sets I can find a…" Chester Winowiecki replied Jul 22, 2010 to what strings are best for slide	8	Jul 23, 2010 Reply by Mungo Park
"+1 I totally agree. I've used this method to make 30 or more slides in the past few…" Chester Winowiecki replied Jul 21, 2010 to Best Bottle for making slides...	19	Jul 21, 2010 Reply by Isaac
"No, but maybe in the future! I've seen them before but I didn't know that the shell…" Chester Winowiecki replied Jul 21, 2010 to Rawhide Guitar Picks 4/$5 w/ freee shipping	8	Jul 21, 2010 Reply by Chester Winowiecki
"Yea, there's lot of options here....another would be to disassemble the mic and sold…" Chester Winowiecki replied Jul 18, 2010 to Stomp box woes	7	Feb 23, 2011 Reply by John Stevenson
"I'm sure it's out there, but I can' t seem to find one either right now... Another s…" Chester Winowiecki replied Jul 17, 2010 to Stomp box woes	7	Feb 23, 2011 Reply by John Stevenson
"Ron, Great idea! I've build boxes and other shapes with the masking tape hinges you…" Chester Winowiecki replied Jul 1, 2010 to For those that do scarf joints for head stock....	27	Jul 6, 2010 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)

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Chester Winowiecki's Discussions (50)

"Diane, my own experience with uke strings suggests that you can tune up or down a co…"

"Rawhide for sure...if you try to use a regular mounted plastic drum head, you'll als…"

"Probably the simplest would be to get an 8 AA battery holder and a barrel plug like…"

"I haven't tried Deft yet, but I've been using store brand clear Lacquer and love it.…"

"Cheap is fine...so far I've only used the cheapest medium or light sets I can find a…"

"+1 I totally agree. I've used this method to make 30 or more slides in the past few…"

"No, but maybe in the future! I've seen them before but I didn't know that the shell…"

"Yea, there's lot of options here....another would be to disassemble the mic and sold…"

"I'm sure it's out there, but I can' t seem to find one either right now... Another s…"

"Ron, Great idea! I've build boxes and other shapes with the masking tape hinges you…"