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"Trying to link to an FB video, but failing dismally! " Tim Hooper replied Nov 5, 2017 to 12-string cake tin resonator build	18	Nov 6, 2017 Reply by Tim Hooper
"Thanks Richard! You could well be right about the ply biscuit. I'll give a go when…" Tim Hooper replied Nov 4, 2017 to 12-string cake tin resonator build	18	Nov 6, 2017 Reply by Tim Hooper
"The biscuit is from two layers of ply. The lower one is smaller to allow it to…" Tim Hooper replied Nov 4, 2017 to 12-string cake tin resonator build	18	Nov 6, 2017 Reply by Tim Hooper
"The dowelled neck joint looked like a major weak point so, after cutting a 10" diame…" Tim Hooper replied Nov 4, 2017 to 12-string cake tin resonator build	18	Nov 6, 2017 Reply by Tim Hooper
"Browsing the net, I found that a lot of people had turned old guitars into resonat…" Tim Hooper replied Nov 4, 2017 to 12-string cake tin resonator build	18	Nov 6, 2017 Reply by Tim Hooper
"Hi Kirk, I bought an 8-string nut from Ebay. The centres of the grooves are 2mm apa…" Tim Hooper replied Aug 23, 2017 to 4 and 8-string ukes - upcycling an old acoustic guitar!	39	Aug 23, 2017 Reply by Tim Hooper
"Not a CBG, but a 12" radio-controlled SE5a WW1 fighter..... It's a kit from Microac…" Tim Hooper replied Aug 20, 2017 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"I'm not a mandolin player, so I did a bit of research! Firstly, the mandolin is fitt…" Tim Hooper replied Aug 20, 2017 to 4 and 8-string ukes - upcycling an old acoustic guitar!	39	Aug 23, 2017 Reply by Tim Hooper
"It was all a rough guess! Given that the guitar was around 110mm deep, I figur…" Tim Hooper replied Aug 20, 2017 to 4 and 8-string ukes - upcycling an old acoustic guitar!	39	Aug 23, 2017 Reply by Tim Hooper
"Here's my self-made family so far...... " Tim Hooper replied Aug 11, 2017 to 4 and 8-string ukes - upcycling an old acoustic guitar!	39	Aug 23, 2017 Reply by Tim Hooper

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Tim Hooper's Discussions (48)

"Trying to link to an FB video, but failing dismally! "

"Thanks Richard! You could well be right about the ply biscuit. I'll give a go when…"

"The biscuit is from two layers of ply. The lower one is smaller to allow it to…"

"The dowelled neck joint looked like a major weak point so, after cutting a 10" diame…"

"Browsing the net, I found that a lot of people had turned old guitars into resonat…"

"Hi Kirk, I bought an 8-string nut from Ebay. The centres of the grooves are 2mm apa…"

"Not a CBG, but a 12" radio-controlled SE5a WW1 fighter..... It's a kit from Microac…"

"I'm not a mandolin player, so I did a bit of research! Firstly, the mandolin is fitt…"

"It was all a rough guess! Given that the guitar was around 110mm deep, I figur…"

"Here's my self-made family so far...... "

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