I have a few questions concerning using a wood lathe to turn a pickup. My knowledge is very limited so here goes.
1. The lathe turns toward the operator, does the direction of the windings matter?
2. Which would be a better counter a mechanical or
Read more…Is anybody using that PayPal Here device that plugs in to your I phone or Android? What are your impressions?
Read more…I've made a few guitars and stick dulcimers and I'm having a problem. It seems the lowest (thickest) string sounds fine unfretted, but when I fret it, it sounds dead. As I fret towards the neck it gets worse. What have I done wrong and how do I corre
Read more…I've made a few guitars and stick dulcimers and I'm having a problem. It seems the lowest (thickest) string sounds fine unfretted, but when I fret it, it sounds dead. As I fret towards the neck it gets worse. What have I done wrong and how do I corre
Read more…A friend wants me to make him an Irish Bouzouki. What I think I really need is the scale length. I'm assuming that it is of the mandolin family (the largest). I am using quarter sawn white oak for the neck. Do I need to use a truss rod. Tell me anyth
Read more…I've made a four string cooky tin banjo. What guages are you folks using for your strings?
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I've made seven or eight three and four string CBG's without a truss rod. Now I want to make a six string. I will use quartersawn white oak for the neck. Is it necessary to put a truss rod in it?
Read more…It's getting late and I just happened to stumble onto this group. I've made a few cbgs and I am not an accomplished luthier. I started out using files to shape the neck and after the second on I decided that was too much of a work out. Then my eyes s
Read more…Is there any difference between guitar strings and banjo strings or is it the string gauge, make up of the body etc. I have a tin ice cream box that I want to make a guitar out of for my grand daughter.
Read more…I want to build a three string CBG and was wondering how do you determine what scale length to use. P.S. I don't know squat about string instruments. Actually any instrument. I just want to play.
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