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Sanding an acoustic neck
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I sand down the necks on my basses and refinish them with boiled linseed oil. I love the feel and I play a little faster because of it. A friend of mine picked up one of my basses to fool around on…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by J K F Oct 8, 2012.
Make a humidifier for your acoustic for $4
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As we all know, living in the desert is tough on acoustic instruments. It's going to get worse with fall approaching. I've been making my own humidifiers for a few years now and it's much cheaper…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rosemary j. Lambin Oct 9, 2012.
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Rosemary j. Lambin replied to Captain Simian's discussion Make a humidifier for your acoustic for $4"Great idea! I may give it a try in the winter, when the air can get pretty dry."
Captain Simian replied to JStevens's discussion Can an old guy learn to play?"Just found this thread and I just have one thing to say:
My dad decided he wanted to learn how to play guitar at age 60. For his birthday my siblings and I chipped in and bought him a nice Takamine. He just wanted to learn some Buck…"
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJzI-fZbvtI&feature=related
For the whole neck, remove all tuners, strap pin if any, and tape at the ends of the heel and cap area.
Good luck."
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You also need another guitar for open tunings. That's what I've been telling the wife."
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Captain Simian posted a discussionSanding an acoustic neck
I sand down the necks on my basses and refinish them with boiled linseed oil. I love the feel and I play a little faster because of it. A friend of mine picked up one of my basses to fool around on it and flipped out how good the neck felt on it. He asked me if it could be done to his acoustic. Not sure so I'm asking you guys. Has anyone done it? Should it be done?See More
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- Amateur or recreational musician, Guitar student
- How many years have you been playing guitar?
- More than 30 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Bass guitar
- The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
- Seagull Grand, Yamaha FG700S, '83 Ibanez Roadstar II Bass.
- What type of music do you like to play?
- 60's and 70's pop, 90's alt rock
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- At 12:46pm on September 14, 2012,
Jud Hair said… Hello Joe ... I see that you play a SEAGULL and I'd like to invite you to join our discussion forum where over 230 owners and fans of Seagull/Godin guitars meet and chat about guitars in general and Gulls specifically. Check us out by clicking here: http://www.acousticguitarcommunity.com/group/SeagullAficionados
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