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"Cool! You'll be happy with them I hope- mine were really nice, and they came fast" Monterey replied Mar 16, 2015 to Bridge design/materials discussion	7	Mar 16, 2015 Reply by Monterey
"I used Peruvian Olive on my Appalachian Mountain Dulcimers- it's really hard, and ki…" Monterey replied Mar 16, 2015 to Bridge design/materials discussion	7	Mar 16, 2015 Reply by Monterey
"Here is a link to an article I saw a while back on Tennessee Music Boxes. They tradi…" Monterey replied Mar 10, 2015 to What to do when you have a lot of choices and extra raw materials?	9	Mar 10, 2015 Reply by Monterey
"I'm thinking that since I'm making the box up from scratch, the best thing to do is…" Monterey replied Feb 22, 2015 to Fretboard overhang on License Plate Guitar	11	Feb 22, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"Also I was going to use one single coil pickup in the neck position" Monterey replied Feb 20, 2015 to Fretboard overhang on License Plate Guitar	11	Feb 22, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"Yep, doubled the distance between the nut and 12th.fret, 12.25", so the bridge shoul…" Monterey replied Feb 20, 2015 to Fretboard overhang on License Plate Guitar	11	Feb 22, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"Alright, makes sense- thanks!" Monterey replied Feb 20, 2015 to Fretboard overhang on License Plate Guitar	11	Feb 22, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"So overhang it, but don't fix it to the plate? I was thinking of putting felt or rub…" Monterey replied Feb 20, 2015 to Fretboard overhang on License Plate Guitar	11	Feb 22, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"Yes, I'll get a brad point and tape it- thank-you" Monterey replied Feb 20, 2015 to Drill bit size for inlay question	11	Mar 26, 2015 Reply by Gary Charnock
"I'll definitely get a brad point- thanks" Monterey replied Feb 20, 2015 to Drill bit size for inlay question	11	Mar 26, 2015 Reply by Gary Charnock

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Monterey's Discussions (72)

"Cool! You'll be happy with them I hope- mine were really nice, and they came fast"

"I used Peruvian Olive on my Appalachian Mountain Dulcimers- it's really hard, and ki…"

"Here is a link to an article I saw a while back on Tennessee Music Boxes. They tradi…"

"I'm thinking that since I'm making the box up from scratch, the best thing to do is…"

"Also I was going to use one single coil pickup in the neck position"

"Yep, doubled the distance between the nut and 12th.fret, 12.25", so the bridge shoul…"

"Alright, makes sense- thanks!"

"So overhang it, but don't fix it to the plate? I was thinking of putting felt or rub…"

"Yes, I'll get a brad point and tape it- thank-you"

"I'll definitely get a brad point- thanks"

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