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"Building them into the bridge should work well, or mounting them inside the guitar d…" Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker replied Sep 29, 2010 to Question on rod style peizo.	2	Sep 29, 2010 Reply by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker
"Hey everyone, just noticed this thread and I am humbled and grateful for all of the…" Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker replied Jun 17, 2010 to HAs anybod y used the products from CBGitty?	48	Mar 29, 2011 Reply by Bluesheart
"Ron: I think it is a normal part of getting into this hobby to think "hell, I can m…" Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker replied May 26, 2010 to CBG building as a Business?	18	May 29, 2010 Reply by Outhouse Instruments
"Ty - Yes the fret wire is gold all of the way through so you can file it and recrow…" Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker replied Mar 23, 2010 to fret wire	5	Mar 24, 2010 Reply by ty harvala
"Hey folks, only 5 digs so far. We need about a hundred to get it onto the front page…" Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker replied May 22, 2009 to CBN on Digg.com	1	May 22, 2009 Reply by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker
"I have an actual tenor guitar, and I tune it GDAE, an octave lower than my mandolin…" Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker replied Apr 28, 2009 to Tenor Tuning	7	Apr 28, 2009 Reply by Doug Thorsvik
"I make so many mistakes, I've developed a philosophy around it. See blog post." Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker replied Feb 9, 2009 to BUILDING MISTAKES	37	Jan 23, 2010 Reply by marcianx
"Check out this discussion for some ideas on fretting, fret saws, and where to find t…" Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker replied Jan 21, 2009 to Newbie - seeking best parts supplier	5	Jan 21, 2009 Reply by Kevin
"Also check out JustStrings.com for cheap strings. If you click the Bulk Strings link…" Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker replied Jan 21, 2009 to Newbie - seeking best parts supplier	5	Jan 21, 2009 Reply by Kevin
"Peter: I've made a little barely profitable side-business out of selling sets of fr…" Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker replied Jan 21, 2009 to Newbie - seeking best parts supplier	5	Jan 21, 2009 Reply by Kevin

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Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker's Discussions (281)

"Building them into the bridge should work well, or mounting them inside the guitar d…"

"Hey everyone, just noticed this thread and I am humbled and grateful for all of the…"

"Ron: I think it is a normal part of getting into this hobby to think "hell, I can m…"

"Ty - Yes the fret wire is gold all of the way through so you can file it and recrow…"

"Hey folks, only 5 digs so far. We need about a hundred to get it onto the front page…"

"I have an actual tenor guitar, and I tune it GDAE, an octave lower than my mandolin…"

"I make so many mistakes, I've developed a philosophy around it. See blog post."

"Check out this discussion for some ideas on fretting, fret saws, and where to find t…"

"Also check out JustStrings.com for cheap strings. If you click the Bulk Strings link…"

"Peter: I've made a little barely profitable side-business out of selling sets of fr…"

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