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"So you changed the "mode" after fret 12? ;) I'd call it the Deanolydian mode and ma…" Lane Martin replied Sep 11, 2017 to		just now
"I usually use a finishing nail (4d)." Lane Martin replied Sep 11, 2017 to Zero fret?	12	Dec 7, 2017 Reply by Tom Doty
"Do you (and others) normally put side markers at frets 14,16, 18, and 20? (second ph…" Lane Martin replied Sep 11, 2017 to		just now
"Reworking an attempt at a bass CB Uke into a long-scale baritone. In the middle of f…" Lane Martin replied Aug 30, 2017 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Love it." Lane Martin replied Aug 15, 2017 to The Good, The Bad & The Ugly on Cigar Box Guitar! Latest viral video from Jerome Graille	8	Feb 22, 2018 Reply by Richard Dean
"Sounds like a good plan. It is a really cool plate. Maybe you could hollow out a lit…" Lane Martin replied Aug 12, 2017 to Bass/lead hybrid resonator!	8	Aug 19, 2017 Reply by Geordie Hillbilly
"Curious...what is the benefit of a solid body license plate build? I mean, I get the…" Lane Martin replied Aug 11, 2017 to Bass/lead hybrid resonator!	8	Aug 19, 2017 Reply by Geordie Hillbilly
"Very clean. Nice build." Lane Martin replied Jul 24, 2017 to Ok think its complete now. Added fret Marker spots and a leather homemade strip	9	Jul 29, 2017 Reply by Arthur Putnam
"Gotcha. N. AL here, so I'm a little familiar with humidity, but in my wood-framed, u…" Lane Martin replied Jul 20, 2017 to Basic must have tools and workshop pics	28	Jul 20, 2017 Reply by Chris F
"I need to find mine also." Lane Martin replied Jul 20, 2017 to wood burning in fret lines? Any Pros or Cons on doing so?	10	Jul 21, 2017 Reply by Arthur Putnam

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Lane Martin's Discussions (215)

"So you changed the "mode" after fret 12? ;) I'd call it the Deanolydian mode and ma…"

"I usually use a finishing nail (4d)."

"Do you (and others) normally put side markers at frets 14,16, 18, and 20? (second ph…"

"Reworking an attempt at a bass CB Uke into a long-scale baritone. In the middle of f…"

"Love it."

"Sounds like a good plan. It is a really cool plate. Maybe you could hollow out a lit…"

"Curious...what is the benefit of a solid body license plate build? I mean, I get the…"

"Very clean. Nice build."

"Gotcha. N. AL here, so I'm a little familiar with humidity, but in my wood-framed, u…"

"I need to find mine also."

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