Jana MJ-13400 Public Address amplifier
Came across an old 80 watt PA amp today. Providing it's working, how well will it work for the Electric License Plate guitar I made with the single coil pickup? It has a phono and aux input
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Homemade Pickups
I saw a good instructable for making homemade pickups. Here is the link: http://m.instructables.com/id/cheap-and-easy-guitar-pickups/#share-buttons
Read more…Will this work for an amp?
I found an old Sony LBT-D259 Hi-Fi Stereo in the basement of our old house with RCA phono input jacks on it. I downloaded the service manual for it: http://www.google.ca/url?q=http://sportsbil.com/sony/STR/STR-A/STR-A27_D209_D259.pdf&sa=U&ei=YGhaVeG
Read more…Milk Paint & Natural Pigments
I am going to try making milk paint with natural pigments for adding some color to the Dulcimer I'm working on. It has survived since ancient Egypt, and was also used by the pioneers on Colonial furniture. It has the effect of adding soft color while
Read more…Voltage question
Can you use an electric guitar that works on a 110-120 volt AC amp in Canada or the USA overseas in Australia or New Zealand on a 220-240 volt AC amp, or is it best to bring a battery powered amp along?
Read more…Squashed Pictures
I uploaded some pictures last week that came up on the site squashed looking, but looked normal when you hit the "view full size" tab. I thought at first it might have been the settings on my camera, but it seems it's been happening to other people's
Read more…Single Coil Pickup mounting question...
I had the single coil neck pickup on my license plate guitar mounted on the soundboard. However, because of the thickness of the soundboard combined with a support strut underneath it, the pickup was maxed out in the raised position maybe 1/4" from t
Read more…Homemade Box Clamp
I made a box clamp out of 1" x 1.5" Spruce I ripped from a 2" x 4" on the tablesaw. The back piece is the length of the box. The 2 sides are 0.5" shorter than the sides of the box, plus 1" for the width of the back piece. The front piece is 4" longer
Read more…Broom Wire Frets
I used broom wire from an old straw broom for frets when I made my Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer. I pre-drilled the holes with a finishing nail a little smaller than the wire. They used broom wire for frets in the old days, also fence staples or nail
Read more…1962 Silvertone Medalist 3217
Well, I just bought a little (4"x 8" x 2") battery powered Broadcast and Shortwave receiver on Ebay to use for a little amp for my License Plate Guitar. It belonged to a 95 year old lady in Georgia who passed away. The radio is working, and seems to
Read more…Fretboard overhang on License Plate Guitar
I am building a LPG with an old acoustic guitar neck that overhangs about 5" past the heel at the 12th.fret. Either I build the box 5" longer at the neck before the plate, or the fretboard is going to sit on the plate at least 4". What is the best th
Read more…Drill bit size for inlay question
I ordered some MOP fretmarkers size 7/32" (14/64") and also some Abalone fretmarkers size 15/64". Will a 1/4" Forstner bit be a good choice to buy, or do I have to go dead on? Have never installed any before
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