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"" Jerryrig240 replied Apr 2, 2022 to Cheap and easy fret marker inlays?	18	Jun 12, 2022 Reply by Cindy J
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"Thank you all for being so helpful. I was just so frustrated at first because I coul…" Jerryrig240 replied May 11, 2017 to Stumped on tunning, lost on open D	27	May 11, 2017 Reply by Snuffy Smith
"I used the low E A and D string from a pack of six of ernie ball, the pink pack. Did…" Jerryrig240 replied May 9, 2017 to Stumped on tunning, lost on open D	27	May 11, 2017 Reply by Snuffy Smith
"So what guitar strings should I have used for open G tuning? I could replace a strin…" Jerryrig240 replied May 9, 2017 to Stumped on tunning, lost on open D	27	May 11, 2017 Reply by Snuffy Smith
"So i'm still stumped on why when I tune to DAD, when I strum a open chord, it shows…" Jerryrig240 replied May 9, 2017 to Stumped on tunning, lost on open D	27	May 11, 2017 Reply by Snuffy Smith
"I did find this diagram, and no, unfortunately, there is no hard metal on the pot, j…" Jerryrig240 replied Apr 28, 2017 to WIRING HELP NEEDED! Yeah, I'm lost......	8	May 2, 2017 Reply by Jerry Jordan
"I also found this diagram with out the kill swtich, but still, both wires of the pic…" Jerryrig240 replied Apr 28, 2017 to WIRING HELP NEEDED! Yeah, I'm lost......	8	May 2, 2017 Reply by Jerry Jordan
"So I found this page with this diagram http://www.instructables.com/id/Guitar-Killsw…" Jerryrig240 replied Apr 28, 2017 to WIRING HELP NEEDED! Yeah, I'm lost......	8	May 2, 2017 Reply by Jerry Jordan
"well I found a video on line of someone who rebuilds these types of radios. Just by…" Jerryrig240 replied Apr 26, 2017 to Transistor Radio Amp hack- Need help....I'm back	8	Apr 27, 2017 Reply by Timothy Hunter

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"Thank you all for being so helpful. I was just so frustrated at first because I coul…"

"I used the low E A and D string from a pack of six of ernie ball, the pink pack. Did…"

"So what guitar strings should I have used for open G tuning? I could replace a strin…"

"So i'm still stumped on why when I tune to DAD, when I strum a open chord, it shows…"

"I did find this diagram, and no, unfortunately, there is no hard metal on the pot, j…"

"I also found this diagram with out the kill swtich, but still, both wires of the pic…"

"So I found this page with this diagram http://www.instructables.com/id/Guitar-Killsw…"

"well I found a video on line of someone who rebuilds these types of radios. Just by…"

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