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"Technically, bamboo is a grass... which could be why you are allergic to it... As f…" John Sawyer replied Jan 9, 2017 to Bamboo for biscuits.	6	Jan 9, 2017 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear
"Though I can't intelligently speak to the exact resonance or theories in building ch…" John Sawyer replied Dec 27, 2016 to Beginning to doubt my solid top and box resonator design.	18	Dec 30, 2016 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear
"Since I dado my necks, my heel's purpose is to prevent the neck from bowing. My heel…" John Sawyer replied Dec 12, 2016 to Building a neck	5	Dec 16, 2016 Reply by Jonathan
"1x2 is really 3/4"x1-1/2" ... I wouldn't use poplar, but Oak, Walnut, Maple are all…" John Sawyer replied Nov 22, 2016 to The neck wood.....is there really that thin?	25	Dec 2, 2016 Reply by jamie bark
"Need pics of the solder job and wiring layout too... I assume your 500 ohm referenc…" John Sawyer replied Oct 9, 2016 to 1Pickup, 1 Volume, 1 Tone Ground Issue	15	Oct 19, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"If you have a table saw, you can use a dado blade, or a band saw could cut your reli…" John Sawyer replied Aug 21, 2016 to Looking for a better way to make the neck.	13	Aug 22, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"What WF said. I found that 20mm piezos do not have enough output power... 25mm is my…" John Sawyer replied Aug 20, 2016 to Piezo Pickup Size and Effect on Sound	10	Sep 4, 2016 Reply by The Bane
"You will definitely need to lower your action (String height), you should be less th…" John Sawyer replied Jun 16, 2016 to Calculating Fret placement.	6	Jun 22, 2016 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"With a strap, the weight thing won't be such an issue. Personally, I would go GDgb y…" John Sawyer replied May 12, 2016 to Question: Which strings are best for use in a "Open G" on a 4 srring for a slide play, and best tuning.	2	May 12, 2016 Reply by Preston J. Laisure
"You shouldn't need to go 1/4". My target thickness for Gitty tuners (which are a st…" John Sawyer replied Apr 26, 2016 to Tuner Keys	18	Apr 27, 2016 Reply by Rickyboy

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John Sawyer's Discussions (1,037)

"Technically, bamboo is a grass... which could be why you are allergic to it... As f…"

"Though I can't intelligently speak to the exact resonance or theories in building ch…"

"Since I dado my necks, my heel's purpose is to prevent the neck from bowing. My heel…"

"1x2 is really 3/4"x1-1/2" ... I wouldn't use poplar, but Oak, Walnut, Maple are all…"

"Need pics of the solder job and wiring layout too... I assume your 500 ohm referenc…"

"If you have a table saw, you can use a dado blade, or a band saw could cut your reli…"

"What WF said. I found that 20mm piezos do not have enough output power... 25mm is my…"

"You will definitely need to lower your action (String height), you should be less th…"

"With a strap, the weight thing won't be such an issue. Personally, I would go GDgb y…"

"You shouldn't need to go 1/4". My target thickness for Gitty tuners (which are a st…"

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