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"Well done, great piece of profile raising....Blimey that takes me back, The Sheffiel…" ChickenboneJohn replied Aug 12, 2009 to I hit the local press juju	36	Aug 14, 2009 Reply by JUJU
"Blimey Ben...what a hero, such dedication to the cause! Much appreciated in helping…" ChickenboneJohn replied Aug 10, 2009 to Lift needed for the Birmingham CBG fest ( Blues Beaten Redshaw) York area	7	Aug 10, 2009 Reply by Roosterman
"Generally a uke uses nylon strings, and they'll be fine with a piezo. I've not tried…" ChickenboneJohn replied Aug 9, 2009 to Uke strings	5	Oct 1, 2009 Reply by Dave V
"I sometimes take the labels off the inside of the box lids for making matching heads…" ChickenboneJohn replied Aug 4, 2009 to removing paper	18	Aug 10, 2009 Reply by colin mcgrath
"I make very few neck thru CBGs these days. I put a block in at the heel, or sometime…" ChickenboneJohn replied Aug 4, 2009 to A little help from a newbie in the UK....	10	Aug 5, 2009 Reply by Andrew Christopher Deighton
"I like the whole 'found object' way of doing things, so that's why real cigar boxes…" ChickenboneJohn replied Jul 26, 2009 to Making your own cigar box	28	Jun 7, 2014 Reply by Wayfinder
"I think you'll have to experiment..simple piezos are fickle things, and in all hones…" ChickenboneJohn replied Jul 26, 2009 to Suggestions on where to stick my piezo please.....	7	Jul 26, 2009 Reply by Roosterman
"Yep, draw them on...mark with a pencil to get it accurate, use a square to get them.…" ChickenboneJohn replied Jul 24, 2009 to marking frets	20	Jul 28, 2009 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
"Don't buy the sounder (in a plastic enclosure), just buy the piezo disc. Solder the…" ChickenboneJohn replied Jul 24, 2009 to piezo pickup	13	Sep 9, 2009 Reply by StarGeezers
"Simple music theory - pluck an unfretted string, you get the fundamental note. Halve…" ChickenboneJohn replied Jul 24, 2009 to need help understanding the scales!	2	Jul 25, 2009 Reply by Bobby BellPepper

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ChickenboneJohn's Discussions (1,406)

"Well done, great piece of profile raising....Blimey that takes me back, The Sheffiel…"

"Blimey Ben...what a hero, such dedication to the cause! Much appreciated in helping…"

"Generally a uke uses nylon strings, and they'll be fine with a piezo. I've not tried…"

"I sometimes take the labels off the inside of the box lids for making matching heads…"

"I make very few neck thru CBGs these days. I put a block in at the heel, or sometime…"

"I like the whole 'found object' way of doing things, so that's why real cigar boxes…"

"I think you'll have to experiment..simple piezos are fickle things, and in all hones…"

"Yep, draw them on...mark with a pencil to get it accurate, use a square to get them.…"

"Don't buy the sounder (in a plastic enclosure), just buy the piezo disc. Solder the…"

"Simple music theory - pluck an unfretted string, you get the fundamental note. Halve…"