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"Major chord open tuning does in fact give you easy access to all 4 chord shapes " JL replied Jun 17, 2019 to Why Not A Major Triad?	15	Jun 18, 2019 Reply by Bill
"pick ANY note to start on.... Doh -1 Ray -2 Me -3 Fa -4 So -5 La -6 To -7 Doh -8 " JL replied Jun 16, 2019 to Secret codes?	21	Jun 17, 2019 Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH
"start with the 'dusting brush' head on your vacuum to get all the loose dust/dirt" JL replied Apr 24, 2019 to Cleaning Cigar Boxes	8	Apr 27, 2019 Reply by Bob Herget
"Ah, the coupled induction pickup design, where a thick "ring" of conductor and a cor…" JL replied Apr 24, 2019 to aluminium bobbins	26	May 5, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"If you are talking about using an aluminum bobbin for wrapping the coil wire of a ma…" JL replied Apr 22, 2019 to aluminium bobbins	26	May 5, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"Just be careful of the down pressure from the strings' break angle across the bridge…" JL replied Apr 22, 2019 to Cookie tin lid for banjo?	7	Apr 24, 2019 Reply by Taffy Evans
"www.daddario.com/upload/tension_chart_13934.pdf my go-to reference on string gauges,…" JL replied Apr 21, 2019 to LMM GDG strings.	6	Apr 22, 2019 Reply by Bruce Young
""Sustain" comes from how rigid the nut-to-bridge structure is. As the string moves…" JL replied Apr 12, 2019 to Will sound hole reduce sustain?	11	Apr 15, 2019 Reply by Taffy Evans
"https://youtu.be/UzLMXUUjm8c" JL replied Apr 2, 2019 to Cigar Box Harp	10	Apr 2, 2019 Reply by JL
"belt sander!" JL replied Apr 2, 2019 to First time fretter - fret ends	10	Apr 2, 2019 Reply by JL

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JL's Discussions (1,093)

"Major chord open tuning does in fact give you easy access to all 4 chord shapes "

"pick ANY note to start on.... Doh -1 Ray -2 Me -3 Fa -4 So -5 La -6 To -7 Doh -8 "

"start with the 'dusting brush' head on your vacuum to get all the loose dust/dirt"

"Ah, the coupled induction pickup design, where a thick "ring" of conductor and a cor…"

"If you are talking about using an aluminum bobbin for wrapping the coil wire of a ma…"

"Just be careful of the down pressure from the strings' break angle across the bridge…"

"www.daddario.com/upload/tension_chart_13934.pdf my go-to reference on string gauges,…"

""Sustain" comes from how rigid the nut-to-bridge structure is. As the string moves…"

"https://youtu.be/UzLMXUUjm8c"

"belt sander!"

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