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"Your question has been answered already but for fret spacing I use this: http://www.…" wormil replied Aug 26, 2014 to Somewhat Dumb Question About Zero Frets...	30	Aug 26, 2014 Reply by wormil
"Zero fret is just using a fret in place of a nut." wormil replied Jul 9, 2013 to OK, what happened?	10	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by Tim LaFave
"Yep, true for ukuleles too... pick right where the neck meets the box." wormil replied Jul 4, 2013 to Acoustic Expectations	25	Jul 8, 2013 Reply by Michael Recchione
"Acoustically, volume rules volume. You need a bigger box." wormil replied Jul 1, 2013 to What can I do to make my box as loud as possible?	9	Jul 25, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Basically yes, you will need to beef up the box. The git I'm working on now is attac…" wormil replied Jun 17, 2013 to bolt on neck and neck angle	2	Jun 17, 2013 Reply by wormil
"Surface area is a measurement, mass vibrates. I should clarify what I meant by cente…" wormil replied May 29, 2013 to Sound hole placement	21	May 29, 2013 Reply by Michael Recchione
"Urban myths aside, here is one you can reason through... The sound comes from the to…" wormil replied May 28, 2013 to Sound hole placement	21	May 29, 2013 Reply by Michael Recchione
"You are taking "center" and "not vibrating" too literally, I suspect to make a point…" wormil replied May 28, 2013 to Sound hole placement	21	May 29, 2013 Reply by Michael Recchione
"You want the sound hole at a nodal point, a point where the top is not vibrating. Yo…" wormil replied May 28, 2013 to Sound hole placement	21	May 29, 2013 Reply by Michael Recchione
"Here is a hand sawing tip from Roy Underhill .. only saw what you can see. Strike a…" wormil replied Apr 11, 2013 to Long cut	10	May 13, 2013 Reply by Michael Recchione

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wormil's Discussions (197)

"Your question has been answered already but for fret spacing I use this: http://www.…"

"Zero fret is just using a fret in place of a nut."

"Yep, true for ukuleles too... pick right where the neck meets the box."

"Acoustically, volume rules volume. You need a bigger box."

"Basically yes, you will need to beef up the box. The git I'm working on now is attac…"

"Surface area is a measurement, mass vibrates. I should clarify what I meant by cente…"

"Urban myths aside, here is one you can reason through... The sound comes from the to…"

"You are taking "center" and "not vibrating" too literally, I suspect to make a point…"

"You want the sound hole at a nodal point, a point where the top is not vibrating. Yo…"

"Here is a hand sawing tip from Roy Underhill .. only saw what you can see. Strike a…"

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