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"Don't want to spoil the party but affecting Helmholtz resonance is not the only effe…" Mark replied Oct 5, 2011 to Soundhole sizing and design	24	Nov 6, 2019 Reply by Rich Butters
"Having watched a lot of his other stuff I don't think his pickups or pre amp are doi…" Mark replied Sep 23, 2011 to "Testing" a box for bridge placement	163	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by Mark Bliss
"I didn't mean to suggest they weren't for you John - just that there are other easie…" Mark replied Sep 22, 2011 to "Testing" a box for bridge placement	163	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by Mark Bliss
"I didn't mean to suggest you can't get pinch harmonics with a clean amp sound or on…" Mark replied Sep 21, 2011 to "Testing" a box for bridge placement	163	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by Mark Bliss
"John, what sort of amp sound are you using when trying to play pinch harmonics? (ie.…" Mark replied Sep 21, 2011 to "Testing" a box for bridge placement	163	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by Mark Bliss
"John, re: harmonics, nodes etc - you're not deluding yourself, that's spot on. Also…" Mark replied Sep 20, 2011 to "Testing" a box for bridge placement	163	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Since this discussion was last busy, back in January, I've been doing a bit of resea…" Mark replied Jul 20, 2011 to "Testing" a box for bridge placement	163	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Of course it's possible that lots of people will now build CBGs with the bridge smac…" Mark replied Jan 27, 2011 to "Testing" a box for bridge placement	163	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Part of my point was the possibility that it might not tell us anything useful or…" Mark replied Jan 27, 2011 to "Testing" a box for bridge placement	163	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by Mark Bliss
"This certainly is one of the most thought provoking threads I've read in a long whil…" Mark replied Jan 27, 2011 to "Testing" a box for bridge placement	163	Jul 10, 2013 Reply by Mark Bliss

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Mark's Discussions (337)

"Don't want to spoil the party but affecting Helmholtz resonance is not the only effe…"

"Having watched a lot of his other stuff I don't think his pickups or pre amp are doi…"

"I didn't mean to suggest they weren't for you John - just that there are other easie…"

"I didn't mean to suggest you can't get pinch harmonics with a clean amp sound or on…"

"John, what sort of amp sound are you using when trying to play pinch harmonics? (ie.…"

"John, re: harmonics, nodes etc - you're not deluding yourself, that's spot on. Also…"

"Since this discussion was last busy, back in January, I've been doing a bit of resea…"

"Of course it's possible that lots of people will now build CBGs with the bridge smac…"

"Part of my point was the possibility that it might not tell us anything useful or…"

"This certainly is one of the most thought provoking threads I've read in a long whil…"

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