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"Hi rand the tail pice was actallky a manderlin tail piece I bought off e bay but I s…" Mal Chilvers replied Sep 14, 2011 to The 3-String Dulcijo and Other Diatonically Scaled Banjos with Re-Entrant Tuning	27	Jul 28, 2012 Reply by Rand Moore
"Hi Rand,Im afraid I am no musiction but I m tying to learn claw hammer.I fixed the n…" Mal Chilvers replied Sep 14, 2011 to The 3-String Dulcijo and Other Diatonically Scaled Banjos with Re-Entrant Tuning	27	Jul 28, 2012 Reply by Rand Moore
"Hi guys I just finished my second dulcijo yesterday,I used a tunable had drum with a…" Mal Chilvers replied Sep 14, 2011 to The 3-String Dulcijo and Other Diatonically Scaled Banjos with Re-Entrant Tuning	27	Jul 28, 2012 Reply by Rand Moore
"I have just finished my first one, Iused really thin plywood for the sound board but…" Mal Chilvers replied Aug 11, 2011 to The 3-String Dulcijo and Other Diatonically Scaled Banjos with Re-Entrant Tuning	27	Jul 28, 2012 Reply by Rand Moore
" I folks I have just this minute finished my first dulcijo, but with a thin ply woo…" Mal Chilvers replied Aug 11, 2011 to The 3-String Dulcijo and Other Diatonically Scaled Banjos with Re-Entrant Tuning	27	Jul 28, 2012 Reply by Rand Moore
"Hi guys I would love to make a dulcijo, are there any set scale lengths and can the…" Mal Chilvers replied Jul 18, 2011 to The 3-String Dulcijo and Other Diatonically Scaled Banjos with Re-Entrant Tuning	27	Jul 28, 2012 Reply by Rand Moore

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Mal Chilvers's Discussions (202)

"Hi rand the tail pice was actallky a manderlin tail piece I bought off e bay but I s…"

"Hi Rand,Im afraid I am no musiction but I m tying to learn claw hammer.I fixed the n…"

"Hi guys I just finished my second dulcijo yesterday,I used a tunable had drum with a…"

"I have just finished my first one, Iused really thin plywood for the sound board but…"

" I folks I have just this minute finished my first dulcijo, but with a thin ply woo…"

"Hi guys I would love to make a dulcijo, are there any set scale lengths and can the…"

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