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"hahah! Thank you!!! " Richard Wilkins replied May 1, 2018 to Prince Albert in a Canjo---Which 2 strings recommended for 2 string canjo build	5	May 1, 2018 Reply by Richard Wilkins
"That sounds much better! Thank you!!!" Richard Wilkins replied Apr 29, 2018 to Prince Albert in a Canjo---Which 2 strings recommended for 2 string canjo build	5	May 1, 2018 Reply by Richard Wilkins
"Ok, guys, it's grounded! THANK YOU ALL for bearing with me! I soldered a nicely tinn…" Richard Wilkins replied Oct 25, 2016 to Grounding Mini Humbucker and Hardtail Bridge	12	Oct 25, 2016 Reply by JL
"Ok I think this will be easy. Just a wire from volume pot to bridge. Here's a pic of…" Richard Wilkins replied Oct 23, 2016 to Grounding Mini Humbucker and Hardtail Bridge	12	Oct 25, 2016 Reply by JL
"Moving it back a little bit was my very first thought but I was concerned about dril…" Richard Wilkins replied Oct 21, 2016 to Strung her up	35	Oct 23, 2016 Reply by Danny B.
"Ohhhhh... I didn't know I could remove the springs!" Richard Wilkins replied Oct 21, 2016 to Strung her up	35	Oct 23, 2016 Reply by Danny B.
"The box knife did a good job! I marked the nut, removed it, measured distance from…" Richard Wilkins replied Oct 20, 2016 to Strung her up	35	Oct 23, 2016 Reply by Danny B.
"It looks like the distance from nut to 1st fret is correct: 1.431. I removed the nut…" Richard Wilkins replied Oct 20, 2016 to Strung her up	35	Oct 23, 2016 Reply by Danny B.
"Hey Shawn, I've seen that pencil trick but nobody's ever said how they saw the penci…" Richard Wilkins replied Oct 19, 2016 to Strung her up	35	Oct 23, 2016 Reply by Danny B.
"I think I might try filing the slots some more..." Richard Wilkins replied Oct 18, 2016 to Strung her up	35	Oct 23, 2016 Reply by Danny B.

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Richard Wilkins's Discussions (85)

"hahah! Thank you!!! "

"That sounds much better! Thank you!!!"

"Ok, guys, it's grounded! THANK YOU ALL for bearing with me! I soldered a nicely tinn…"

"Ok I think this will be easy. Just a wire from volume pot to bridge. Here's a pic of…"

"Moving it back a little bit was my very first thought but I was concerned about dril…"

"Ohhhhh... I didn't know I could remove the springs!"

"The box knife did a good job! I marked the nut, removed it, measured distance from…"

"It looks like the distance from nut to 1st fret is correct: 1.431. I removed the nut…"

"Hey Shawn, I've seen that pencil trick but nobody's ever said how they saw the penci…"

"I think I might try filing the slots some more..."

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