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"Really enjoying playing this as a lap steel. Been wanting one anyway. Getting more d…" Paul Craig replied Jan 25, 2016 to 6 String License Plate Build	25	Jan 25, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
" The tail piece is attached with 2 screws and might withstand some 12's like Shane u…" Paul Craig replied Jan 20, 2016 to 6 String License Plate Build	25	Jan 25, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"After pulling the frets I raised the bridge an 1/8th" and tuned it open D (6D-5A-4D-…" Paul Craig replied Jan 20, 2016 to 6 String License Plate Build	25	Jan 25, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"No I didn't. It has 10's on it. The last attempt to fix it, I tuned up a hole step a…" Paul Craig replied Jan 19, 2016 to 6 String License Plate Build	25	Jan 25, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"After putting the neck in the vise/clamp, steaming it and letting it cool down in th…" Paul Craig replied Jan 18, 2016 to 6 String License Plate Build	25	Jan 25, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Got around to steaming the neck while it was in the clamp/vise. If this doesn't work…" Paul Craig replied Jan 17, 2016 to 6 String License Plate Build	25	Jan 25, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"The jig worked for a little while, so this going to have to be steamed. the bridge b…" Paul Craig replied Jan 8, 2016 to 6 String License Plate Build	25	Jan 25, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"I put together a little jig with a C clamp to put some relief in the neck." Paul Craig replied Dec 27, 2015 to 6 String License Plate Build	25	Jan 25, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Picked up this contraption today and found that the tuning was a whole step down. So…" Paul Craig replied Dec 21, 2015 to 6 String License Plate Build	25	Jan 25, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Left it strung up over a couple of days and some of the fret problems have disappear…" Paul Craig replied Dec 20, 2015 to 6 String License Plate Build	25	Jan 25, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig

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First timer. Wine box resonator: electric possible or not?

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time to build another 6-string,,,

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Paul Craig's Discussions (3,491)

"Really enjoying playing this as a lap steel. Been wanting one anyway. Getting more d…"

" The tail piece is attached with 2 screws and might withstand some 12's like Shane u…"

"After pulling the frets I raised the bridge an 1/8th" and tuned it open D (6D-5A-4D-…"

"No I didn't. It has 10's on it. The last attempt to fix it, I tuned up a hole step a…"

"After putting the neck in the vise/clamp, steaming it and letting it cool down in th…"

"Got around to steaming the neck while it was in the clamp/vise. If this doesn't work…"

"The jig worked for a little while, so this going to have to be steamed. the bridge b…"

"I put together a little jig with a C clamp to put some relief in the neck."

"Picked up this contraption today and found that the tuning was a whole step down. So…"

"Left it strung up over a couple of days and some of the fret problems have disappear…"

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