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Fret Scale Template-Accurate! Cheap!--How To Make
Posted on March 18, 2011 at 4:43am 23 Comments 4 Likes
Here's my first CB building blog. It's just a short one to get the hang of it. It's about making an accurate fret scale template for about 3$US as opposed to buying one for 40+$US. It has sub-millimeter accuracy with just a little care taken in its making. First, you need a 3$ 'Swanson' yardstick from Lowes i.e. (http://ity.im/07nkn). Of course it can be another quality brand from somewhere else as long as it has mm marked its full length. After completion…
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Truss rod length
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Converting 3 string to 4 string
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Plectrum
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Canjo pickups
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DYI Box
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Getting intonation right
Started by Engblom in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Dec 14, 2022. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone with experience in 1-3-1 tuning?
Started by Engblom in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. Dec 14, 2022. 10 Replies 1 Like
GCEA uke tuning, deeper sound
Started by Peter V Owens in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion Dec 14, 2022. 0 Replies 0 Likes
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Up in the Free Resources menu at the top, you will see a number of plans for building and playing cigar box guitars/ukuleles/banjos/dulcimers/violins. I encourage you to download any of the plans, take a look at them, and ask questions from there. Also our site is VERY searchable. I bet you your questions have already been asked, so take a few moments and look around.
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