Anyone have experience making bone nut blanks? I seem to remember reading somewhere that the un-smoked doggie bones from a pet shop are the best source.... Do they require further degreasing or other processing? Or is this just a stupid idea to beg
Read more…I just spent an hour with "customer service" trying to transfer my old cell # to a new phone--NIGHTMARE! I needed to be with people who actually know what's going on....
Anyway, I built a 4 string tenor-style quitar, but I didn't like the high-string
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A guy with a grocery-store humidor gave me this box a few weeks ago:
Is this a real-deal Cuban box?
It's just about perfect for a uke, I think, though it needs a little TLC. There's no finish, to speak of, and a few places where it lo
Read more…I don't know if anyone else has found this yet, and I haven't watched them (so I don't know if they're any good), but I found these video lessons on the Internet Archive. Open Source, legal, and free download for anyone else looking for 4-string play
Read more…I'm working on a reso project -- pan lid inside box on furring strip supports, no plan for coverplate, yet -- and am wondering about electifying these things with piezos.... I ask, b/c the one reso I've made (a little paint-can lid thing, with the t
Read more…Hey folks! I'm building an fk617 amp kit, and am using a salvaged thrift store speaker. When I took it out of its enclosure, I found this:
In the spirit of my last question, I was wondering.... Has anyone used aluminum flue tape to shield boxes/pickups? I've heard that aluminum foil can be used as a poor-man's shielding.... True? If so, would the flue tape work too? I actually don't k
Read more…I don't have a ready supply of conventional shielded audio cable where I live, and I dislike shopping online. I found, while disassembling an old RCA cable the other day (long story), that, while very narrow gauge, there appears to be some stranded s
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