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"...also, I wrote this blog post a little while back with some general tips. You may…" Richey Kay replied Apr 26, 2015 to A flash of insight on getting string action right	5	Apr 27, 2015 Reply by Henry S
"Sounds like you're on the right track. In my opinion having the fretboard proud of t…" Richey Kay replied Apr 26, 2015 to A flash of insight on getting string action right	5	Apr 27, 2015 Reply by Henry S
"HI Col. Have a look at this blog series I did, which shows the process I use for bui…" Richey Kay replied Mar 7, 2015 to Neck shaping.........	4	Mar 8, 2015 Reply by Colum Burke
"Something that hasn't been mentioned yet is that the shape of the nut may not be qui…" Richey Kay replied Mar 3, 2015 to String Trees	13	Mar 3, 2015 Reply by Richey Kay
"No problem. Let me know if you have any other questions." Richey Kay replied Mar 3, 2015 to Neck attachment	14	Mar 3, 2015 Reply by Richey Kay
"It just depends on how far you want to take it really... I would have thought 1/4" p…" Richey Kay replied Mar 2, 2015 to building a cigar box from scratch	1	Mar 2, 2015 Reply by Richey Kay
"You also might want to have a look at this article I made with some building and fin…" Richey Kay replied Mar 2, 2015 to Neck attachment	14	Mar 3, 2015 Reply by Richey Kay
"Hi Molon, this is the technique I use. There are wooden blocks glued to either end o…" Richey Kay replied Mar 2, 2015 to Neck attachment	14	Mar 3, 2015 Reply by Richey Kay
"All true and good. However Mike merely mentioned that he was using dulcimer (diatoni…" Richey Kay replied Feb 27, 2015 to Dulcimer for child - what strings to get?	15	Mar 1, 2015 Reply by Joe Caruso
"I would recommend standard nylon guitar strings for this Mike. I don't think the sli…" Richey Kay replied Feb 27, 2015 to Dulcimer for child - what strings to get?	15	Mar 1, 2015 Reply by Joe Caruso

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Richey Kay's Discussions (628)

"...also, I wrote this blog post a little while back with some general tips. You may…"

"Sounds like you're on the right track. In my opinion having the fretboard proud of t…"

"HI Col. Have a look at this blog series I did, which shows the process I use for bui…"

"Something that hasn't been mentioned yet is that the shape of the nut may not be qui…"

"No problem. Let me know if you have any other questions."

"It just depends on how far you want to take it really... I would have thought 1/4" p…"

"You also might want to have a look at this article I made with some building and fin…"

"Hi Molon, this is the technique I use. There are wooden blocks glued to either end o…"

"All true and good. However Mike merely mentioned that he was using dulcimer (diatoni…"

"I would recommend standard nylon guitar strings for this Mike. I don't think the sli…"

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