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"I use FretFind2d (Google will get you there). I save the results as a pdf file, prin…" Lane Martin replied Jun 16, 2016 to Neck help needed :)	10	Jun 16, 2016 Reply by Lane Martin
"Nice sound." Lane Martin replied Jun 16, 2016 to Rubber membrane stomp box	9	Jun 16, 2016 Reply by Lane Martin
"It's only a half inch shorter scale than a soprano uke or a mandolin. No problem for…" Lane Martin replied Jun 3, 2016 to The Piccolo Cigar Box Guitar - Get Mandolin & Uke Tones with 1/2 Scale Concept	32	Mar 25, 2017 Reply by gary sheldon
"On a standard set of uke strings, that G would be tuned higher than the C and E (aka…" Lane Martin replied Jun 3, 2016 to The Piccolo Cigar Box Guitar - Get Mandolin & Uke Tones with 1/2 Scale Concept	32	Mar 25, 2017 Reply by gary sheldon
"Nice work." Lane Martin replied Jun 3, 2016 to The Piccolo Cigar Box Guitar - Get Mandolin & Uke Tones with 1/2 Scale Concept	32	Mar 25, 2017 Reply by gary sheldon
"I believe it was Phrygian Kid on here that had mounted a standard mag pickup below (…" Lane Martin replied May 27, 2016 to Best Pickup for a License Plate resonator?	7	May 27, 2016 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Agreed! I only need more frets for the A string because of the alternate D (2225) an…" Lane Martin replied May 26, 2016 to How many frets	11	May 27, 2016 Reply by Fomhorach
"Electrical engineering pays the bills for us. Always enjoyed "making stuff" so this…" Lane Martin replied May 6, 2016 to What's your day job?	60	May 11, 2016 Reply by darryl kernaghan
"If you want a cheap and quick way, you might wrap it with bubble wrap really well, t…" Lane Martin replied Apr 21, 2016 to Backpacking with my git	14	Apr 25, 2016 Reply by Titch the Clown
"Looks like guitar strings (metal). Mandolins have about the same scale length and th…" Lane Martin replied Apr 19, 2016 to The Piccolo Cigar Box Guitar - Get Mandolin & Uke Tones with 1/2 Scale Concept	32	Mar 25, 2017 Reply by gary sheldon

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Lane Martin's Discussions (215)

"I use FretFind2d (Google will get you there). I save the results as a pdf file, prin…"

"Nice sound."

"It's only a half inch shorter scale than a soprano uke or a mandolin. No problem for…"

"On a standard set of uke strings, that G would be tuned higher than the C and E (aka…"

"Nice work."

"I believe it was Phrygian Kid on here that had mounted a standard mag pickup below (…"

"Agreed! I only need more frets for the A string because of the alternate D (2225) an…"

"Electrical engineering pays the bills for us. Always enjoyed "making stuff" so this…"

"If you want a cheap and quick way, you might wrap it with bubble wrap really well, t…"

"Looks like guitar strings (metal). Mandolins have about the same scale length and th…"

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