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"Welcome aboard Pete. I'm 67 and been making a fool of myself for most of my life too…" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jul 13, 2013 to Newbie	20	Jul 27, 2013 Reply by Dan Moslander
"What rotten roger said. I've used those on all my builds. Tuned GDg, they hold tune…" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jul 9, 2013 to Confused about open "G" tuning	18	Nov 11, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Don't know what is causing your problem. I have had good acoustic sound from all but…" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jul 4, 2013 to Acoustic Expectations	25	Jul 8, 2013 Reply by Michael Recchione
"I have built one with an 18" scale. Sounds good to me. " Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jun 17, 2013 to 20 " scale length	18	Jun 29, 2013 Reply by Jeff McFadden
"Cool old box. I've used lacquer with good results and buffed it with steel wool to k…" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied May 26, 2013 to Using very old boxes	3	May 27, 2013 Reply by QGolden
"Cool!" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Mar 17, 2013 to Short scale CBG	39	Apr 19, 2014 Reply by Rob Bennett
"I built an 18" scale CBG because I had a pretty, but small Viejo Presidente box that…" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Mar 8, 2013 to Short scale CBG	39	Apr 19, 2014 Reply by Rob Bennett
"Disconnect the deer first." Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Feb 22, 2013 to Deer Antler for Nut and Bridge?	13	Feb 28, 2013 Reply by James Shelton
"I built this Partagas Gigante box using the paper lid as the sound board. It may hav…" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Dec 21, 2012 to Paper covered boxes.	10	Dec 21, 2012 Reply by Dick Mott
"Every box is different. Half the fun is finding the voice and personality inside the…" Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Dec 17, 2012 to Paper covered boxes.	10	Dec 21, 2012 Reply by Dick Mott

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Thomas "Duck" Petry's Discussions (545)

"Welcome aboard Pete. I'm 67 and been making a fool of myself for most of my life too…"

"What rotten roger said. I've used those on all my builds. Tuned GDg, they hold tune…"

"Don't know what is causing your problem. I have had good acoustic sound from all but…"

"I have built one with an 18" scale. Sounds good to me. "

"Cool old box. I've used lacquer with good results and buffed it with steel wool to k…"

"Cool!"

"I built an 18" scale CBG because I had a pretty, but small Viejo Presidente box that…"

"Disconnect the deer first."

"I built this Partagas Gigante box using the paper lid as the sound board. It may hav…"

"Every box is different. Half the fun is finding the voice and personality inside the…"

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