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"I don't think walls matter that much for resonance. As long as you've got freely vib…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Jun 17, 2018 to Build 3	7	Jun 17, 2018 Reply by Doug "Nomad" Farish
"I really like the design on the lid already. Looks brilliant. Sounds like a winner f…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Jun 17, 2018 to Build 3	7	Jun 17, 2018 Reply by Doug "Nomad" Farish
"Looking good Andy, and great news to hear that you're enjoying the build process. Lo…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Apr 16, 2018 to What to do with a silverware box?	15	Apr 16, 2018 Reply by Paul Craig
"I had one and built a six string guitar with it. Acoustically it was pretty great, e…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Apr 5, 2018 to What to do with a silverware box?	15	Apr 16, 2018 Reply by Paul Craig
"Got to treat yourself ŕight once in a while, Paul. I vote buy the Squire version. It…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Mar 29, 2018 to Optimum string choice for 23" scale length build.	23	Apr 4, 2018 Reply by James Ross-Smith
"Thanks Paul. Always there with help for others. I appreciate your knowledge on the s…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Mar 29, 2018 to Optimum string choice for 23" scale length build.	23	Apr 4, 2018 Reply by James Ross-Smith
"Thanks Stu. That helps loads. I'll keep all of that in mind." Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Mar 29, 2018 to Optimum string choice for 23" scale length build.	23	Apr 4, 2018 Reply by James Ross-Smith
"I've done canjos with the jack lead direct into the tin lid. Just didn't sound great…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Mar 14, 2018 to Pickup + Electricity = Boom?	8	Mar 15, 2018
"The tuner in the picture of your post probably doesn't accept or need bushings, Jona…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Mar 7, 2018 to Tuners without bushings?	6	Mar 14, 2018 Reply by John Sawyer
"Not sure what they're called where you live, Bill, but in the UK we'd call what I te…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Mar 7, 2018 to What size of screw do I use for the bolt on neck?	2	Mar 7, 2018 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear

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Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear's Discussions (410)

"I don't think walls matter that much for resonance. As long as you've got freely vib…"

"I really like the design on the lid already. Looks brilliant. Sounds like a winner f…"

"Looking good Andy, and great news to hear that you're enjoying the build process. Lo…"

"I had one and built a six string guitar with it. Acoustically it was pretty great, e…"

"Got to treat yourself ŕight once in a while, Paul. I vote buy the Squire version. It…"

"Thanks Paul. Always there with help for others. I appreciate your knowledge on the s…"

"Thanks Stu. That helps loads. I'll keep all of that in mind."

"I've done canjos with the jack lead direct into the tin lid. Just didn't sound great…"

"The tuner in the picture of your post probably doesn't accept or need bushings, Jona…"

"Not sure what they're called where you live, Bill, but in the UK we'd call what I te…"

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