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"Body with neck attached."

Paul Craig replied Jun 26, 2017 to 27" Baritone PVC Tubulum Guitar

 15 Jun 28, 2017
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"Here's a couple picks of the body. 10" wide and 15" long."

Paul Craig replied Jun 26, 2017 to 27" Baritone PVC Tubulum Guitar

 15 Jun 28, 2017
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"My guess is those are newer version pickups and the extra ground wire is for shieldi…"

Paul Craig replied Jun 17, 2017 to 3 string single coil pickup

 10 Jun 17, 2017
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"www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMDfl2fWqC4 Lots of guitars have been made of Bamboo and all…"

Paul Craig replied Jan 9, 2017 to Bamboo for biscuits.

 6 Jan 9, 2017
Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear

"This was a plywood body I found on the curbside and was using as a body template. A…"

Paul Craig replied Dec 28, 2016 to Beginning to doubt my solid top and box resonator design.

 18 Dec 30, 2016
Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear

"Here's a pic of one of my latest projects. Reso-Strat"

Paul Craig replied Dec 28, 2016 to Beginning to doubt my solid top and box resonator design.

 18 Dec 30, 2016
Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear

"One point to consider is how you mount the bowl to the box. Mount the bowl to points…"

Paul Craig 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

"No Problem. I would do some Google searching on anything before doing it the first t…"

Paul Craig replied Oct 26, 2016 to string spacing on nut and bridge blanks

 40 Oct 26, 2016
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"The Zero Frets are usually taller than the other frets to help stop fret buzz or you…"

Paul Craig replied Oct 25, 2016 to string spacing on nut and bridge blanks

 40 Oct 26, 2016
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"Or a loose nut holding the git."

Paul Craig replied Oct 20, 2016 to string spacing on nut and bridge blanks

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