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"Basically you could do it similarly to the build I did the blog on in the intermedia…" Mark Bliss replied Oct 1, 2011 to Some specifically general questions	33	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Yeah, hmmm.... Sorry I often find myself getting absorbed in how I would do somethin…" Mark Bliss replied Oct 1, 2011 to Some specifically general questions	33	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"A few thoughts, First, I repeatedly hear questions on getting the banjo sound right…" Mark Bliss replied Sep 30, 2011 to Some specifically general questions	33	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"I cant tell you much specifically, except that it certainly looks like a pre-war or…" Mark Bliss replied Sep 28, 2011 to Need help identifying a banjo	1	Sep 28, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Another addition! Brand new website for sharing and learning Banjo, and they invite…" Mark Bliss replied Sep 10, 2011 to Learning to play 5 String Banjo-Beginner Tips and Resources	4	Sep 10, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Glad to help, share whatever I can any time Kyle. Once you build or aquire a 5 strin…" Mark Bliss replied Sep 4, 2011 to General Questions	3	Sep 4, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss
"All right, never mind the last post, I fixed the worst of it." Mark Bliss replied Sep 1, 2011 to Learning to play 5 String Banjo-Beginner Tips and Resources	4	Sep 10, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Sorry about the editing mistakes, the ning program has its challenges. And I dont ev…" Mark Bliss replied Sep 1, 2011 to Learning to play 5 String Banjo-Beginner Tips and Resources	4	Sep 10, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Yeah Rand, its a video of a hybrid instrument played with a slide for a somewhat unu…" Mark Bliss replied Aug 29, 2011 to Hybrid resonator banjo with slide	4	Aug 29, 2011 Reply by Rand Moore
"Hi Kyle The first questions are really something you have to answer. Yes, the fifth…" Mark Bliss replied Aug 29, 2011 to General Questions	3	Sep 4, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss

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Mark Bliss's Discussions (823)

"Basically you could do it similarly to the build I did the blog on in the intermedia…"

"Yeah, hmmm.... Sorry I often find myself getting absorbed in how I would do somethin…"

"A few thoughts, First, I repeatedly hear questions on getting the banjo sound right…"

"I cant tell you much specifically, except that it certainly looks like a pre-war or…"

"Another addition! Brand new website for sharing and learning Banjo, and they invite…"

"Glad to help, share whatever I can any time Kyle. Once you build or aquire a 5 strin…"

"All right, never mind the last post, I fixed the worst of it."

"Sorry about the editing mistakes, the ning program has its challenges. And I dont ev…"

"Yeah Rand, its a video of a hybrid instrument played with a slide for a somewhat unu…"

"Hi Kyle The first questions are really something you have to answer. Yes, the fifth…"

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