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"I thought I saw Ben post that it was the following week, on the 13th." Dan Sleep replied Dec 3, 2016 to CBG on Bull	8	Dec 5, 2016 Reply by Cigar Box Nation
"All good advice. I would like to add that when it comes to a fretted neck, you want…" Dan Sleep replied Dec 2, 2016 to Does finger board and neck stock need to be planed?	10	Dec 3, 2016 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"That was pretty interesting. LOTS of hand work, sanding and cutting. " Dan Sleep replied Dec 1, 2016 to Well worth a look (guitar making video)	4	Dec 1, 2016 Reply by Dan Sleep
"Unless I am building a fretless model, I always use an add-on fingerboard that is ro…" Dan Sleep replied Nov 18, 2016 to Need some building advice please!	13	Nov 22, 2016 Reply by Rosanne Reynolds
"I missed the fact that the Gitty kit I linked to does not have an AC adapter for it,…" Dan Sleep replied Nov 16, 2016 to CBG Amp ideas anyone? :)	47	Nov 27, 2016 Reply by RTZGUITARS
"The owner of this site, CB Gitty, has all the parts you need to make one. You just n…" Dan Sleep replied Nov 16, 2016 to CBG Amp ideas anyone? :)	47	Nov 27, 2016 Reply by RTZGUITARS
"I think there was a mixup on the date. It looks like it will probably be aired on No…" Dan Sleep replied Nov 15, 2016 to CBG on Bull	8	Dec 5, 2016 Reply by Cigar Box Nation
"But yes, clip, cut, file, or break off that tab, you don't need it." Dan Sleep replied Nov 14, 2016 to Piezo Pick-Up Question! :)	35	Nov 18, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"I think those tabs were intended for use with a metal control panel, and the hole ha…" Dan Sleep replied Nov 14, 2016 to Piezo Pick-Up Question! :)	35	Nov 18, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"If you use a piece of wood for a bridge/saddle, you can cut the slots at any distanc…" Dan Sleep replied Nov 7, 2016 to New CBG Gal here- String Spacing?!	15	Nov 10, 2016 Reply by Sharecropper

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Dan Sleep's Discussions (3,104)

"I thought I saw Ben post that it was the following week, on the 13th."

"All good advice. I would like to add that when it comes to a fretted neck, you want…"

"That was pretty interesting. LOTS of hand work, sanding and cutting. "

"Unless I am building a fretless model, I always use an add-on fingerboard that is ro…"

"I missed the fact that the Gitty kit I linked to does not have an AC adapter for it,…"

"The owner of this site, CB Gitty, has all the parts you need to make one. You just n…"

"I think there was a mixup on the date. It looks like it will probably be aired on No…"

"But yes, clip, cut, file, or break off that tab, you don't need it."

"I think those tabs were intended for use with a metal control panel, and the hole ha…"

"If you use a piece of wood for a bridge/saddle, you can cut the slots at any distanc…"

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