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"Sounds like a good box to me.  Just because it didn't start out holding cigars doesn…"

Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Aug 29, 2017 to First Build - want to make own box

18 Feb 12, 2018
Reply by Wichita Sam

"Thanks Brian, It was done as a "beater" that I could just throw in the back seat whe…"

Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Aug 5, 2017 to Attaching the guitar neck.

11 Aug 5, 2017
Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry

"Hi Bill.  Here's how I did one of mine.  I added blocks to the back of the…"

Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Aug 5, 2017 to Attaching the guitar neck.

11 Aug 5, 2017
Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry

"Depends on the scale length. "

Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jul 22, 2017 to New builder

2 Jul 22, 2017
Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry

"Hey kids, I know nothing about this, but would suggest that you could try a regular…"

Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jun 26, 2017 to STILL confused about what strings are best for what.

7 Jun 26, 2017
Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear

"What Ron said.  The sound holes don't need to be very large to sound good."

Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jun 21, 2017 to First Build - want to make own box

18 Feb 12, 2018
Reply by Wichita Sam

"Just my opinion and thoughts...1/8" should work fine, 1/4" for the sides and ends if…"

Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Jun 21, 2017 to First Build - want to make own box

18 Feb 12, 2018
Reply by Wichita Sam

"If the notch is too wide for the string you can get a buzz."

Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Apr 21, 2017 to Bone nut for a 3 string

8 May 2, 2017
Reply by Moritz Voegeli

"Mount it on a pivoting base so you can work it both ways and find out.  Might work b…"

Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Mar 21, 2017 to Diddly bow humbucker orientation?

2 Mar 21, 2017
Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry

"Looks good, I'd say you need to put a little more pressure on the slide, but I don't…"

Thomas "Duck" Petry replied Mar 15, 2017 to String Buzzz frettless cbg

7 Mar 17, 2017
Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague

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