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"That is awesome thanx 4 postin. peace" uncle Lou replied Aug 20, 2010 to Captain Beefheart's Ten Commandments For Guitarists	10	Oct 14, 2010 Reply by Craig Cox
"Very nice, love the look" uncle Lou replied Aug 5, 2010 to Got a new one	5	Aug 6, 2010 Reply by Bluesheart
"I didn`t mean to sound disrespectful, I think with me i just like havin` a solid rul…" uncle Lou replied Aug 5, 2010 to What scale is the most popular for CBGs?	14	Aug 5, 2010 Reply by Michael R Cossey
"Well free? If u plan on cuttin` alot of fretboards over time that free+ paper and in…" uncle Lou replied Aug 5, 2010 to What scale is the most popular for CBGs?	14	Aug 5, 2010 Reply by Michael R Cossey
"Gotta use a bong hooked to a talkbox to get that magic smoke back in. Ya I bought on…" uncle Lou replied Aug 5, 2010 to Pickups-Cheap? or Junk?	29	Aug 11, 2010 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)
"I have the ruler it works real nice " uncle Lou replied Aug 5, 2010 to What scale is the most popular for CBGs?	14	Aug 5, 2010 Reply by Michael R Cossey
"Really its up to you. I like around a 22 in scale. Little shorter then standered fen…" uncle Lou replied Aug 4, 2010 to What scale is the most popular for CBGs?	14	Aug 5, 2010 Reply by Michael R Cossey
"I use a woodscrew for the nut flatten one side to lay on wood, strings will lay in p…" uncle Lou replied Jul 31, 2010 to Best way to carve the nut slot?	5	Aug 1, 2010 Reply by L.J.
"I`m lucky i got 2 antique dbl ones rounded one on the left flat one on the right sid…" uncle Lou replied Jul 31, 2010 to Do you radius the back of the neck?	49	Jul 4, 2011 Reply by colin mcgrath
"rounded spoke shaves a wonderful thing ,thats what I always use on necks " uncle Lou replied Jul 31, 2010 to Do you radius the back of the neck?	49	Jul 4, 2011 Reply by colin mcgrath

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uncle Lou's Discussions (67)

"That is awesome thanx 4 postin. peace"

"Very nice, love the look"

"I didn`t mean to sound disrespectful, I think with me i just like havin` a solid rul…"

"Well free? If u plan on cuttin` alot of fretboards over time that free+ paper and in…"

"Gotta use a bong hooked to a talkbox to get that magic smoke back in. Ya I bought on…"

"I have the ruler it works real nice "

"Really its up to you. I like around a 22 in scale. Little shorter then standered fen…"

"I use a woodscrew for the nut flatten one side to lay on wood, strings will lay in p…"

"I`m lucky i got 2 antique dbl ones rounded one on the left flat one on the right sid…"

"rounded spoke shaves a wonderful thing ,thats what I always use on necks "

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