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"That would be great Dani, and you see a lot of reso phonic guitars on Cigar Box Nati…" Dave Lynas replied Jan 13, 2016 to Stuck. How do I attach the piezo discs?	45	Jan 13, 2016 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"You'll like a Dobro Dani. Have you heard Jerry Douglass and Allyson Crouse? Jerry's…" Dave Lynas replied Jan 12, 2016 to Stuck. How do I attach the piezo discs?	45	Jan 13, 2016 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"Hey Dani, it sounds great! Good job buddy! Has some of that real Dobro sound. I thin…" Dave Lynas replied Jan 12, 2016 to Stuck. How do I attach the piezo discs?	45	Jan 13, 2016 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"Dani, don't worry. If this stuff was rockets, it might matter. I get my discs in bag…" Dave Lynas replied Jan 9, 2016 to Stuck. How do I attach the piezo discs?	45	Jan 13, 2016 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"You're very welcome Dani. I've learned a lot from my friends on Nation. This is the…" Dave Lynas replied Jan 9, 2016 to Stuck. How do I attach the piezo discs?	45	Jan 13, 2016 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"I like Duck's work Dani. He knows his electronics! There are several brands of peizo…" Dave Lynas replied Jan 9, 2016 to Stuck. How do I attach the piezo discs?	45	Jan 13, 2016 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"I've used several methods of attachment. They all worked fine. First I tried double…" Dave Lynas replied Jan 8, 2016 to Stuck. How do I attach the piezo discs?	45	Jan 13, 2016 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"I think the input you're getting is great. I like a volume control on the instrument…" Dave Lynas replied Jan 2, 2016 to Winding/building a flatpup humbucker	7	Jan 2, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"Yes, ground the strings. I've used a metal saddle on the tail piece or metal saddle…" Dave Lynas replied Jan 2, 2016 to Winding/building a flatpup humbucker	7	Jan 2, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"I have the same unwanted micro phonics from my peizo rigs. I've encased them in tigh…" Dave Lynas replied Dec 30, 2015 to Best way to limit/eliminate excess noise with piezo's	9	Dec 30, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder

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Dave Lynas's Discussions (195)

"That would be great Dani, and you see a lot of reso phonic guitars on Cigar Box Nati…"

"You'll like a Dobro Dani. Have you heard Jerry Douglass and Allyson Crouse? Jerry's…"

"Hey Dani, it sounds great! Good job buddy! Has some of that real Dobro sound. I thin…"

"Dani, don't worry. If this stuff was rockets, it might matter. I get my discs in bag…"

"You're very welcome Dani. I've learned a lot from my friends on Nation. This is the…"

"I like Duck's work Dani. He knows his electronics! There are several brands of peizo…"

"I've used several methods of attachment. They all worked fine. First I tried double…"

"I think the input you're getting is great. I like a volume control on the instrument…"

"Yes, ground the strings. I've used a metal saddle on the tail piece or metal saddle…"

"I have the same unwanted micro phonics from my peizo rigs. I've encased them in tigh…"

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