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"Those rings look great on u r fingers Pick. Lol!" Brown Water Jerry (Rice) replied Oct 13, 2015 to Those big fat E strings - a new use?!?	26	Mar 24, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"Good work, have fun." Brown Water Jerry (Rice) replied Oct 2, 2015 to My first "from scratch" creation: A cigar box ukulele!	16	Oct 8, 2015 Reply by PhattyPatty
"I used shellac diluted with alcohol rubbed on." Brown Water Jerry (Rice) replied Jun 29, 2015 to varnish,polish or bare wood	17	Jul 2, 2015 Reply by TN Twang
"I use old reliable steel wool and vinegar as a wash." Brown Water Jerry (Rice) replied Jun 29, 2015 to distressing	12	Jul 1, 2015 Reply by Primitive Acoustics
"Very kool to many strings for me, but she can really pickem'." Brown Water Jerry (Rice) replied Jun 29, 2015 to Anyone here made a cigar box Gayageum yet?? ; )	4	Jun 29, 2015 Reply by Brown Water Jerry (Rice)
"In my 65 years, I have been called a lot of things. What I am is not my title but…" Brown Water Jerry (Rice) replied Jun 29, 2015 to Can we call ourselves luthiers?	119	Jul 27, 2015 Reply by Goldsmithexile
"On my first build I drew lines with a square and carpenter pencil . After that I…" Brown Water Jerry (Rice) replied Jun 29, 2015 to Burn, draw, or paint fret lines	43	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by TN Twang
"This seems better Tham my lego bridge." Brown Water Jerry (Rice) replied Jun 26, 2015 to Correct bridge	20	Jun 27, 2015 Reply by Randy S. Bretz
"I made a couple outta pvc pipe were OK kinda mellow,not as noisy as metal ones." Brown Water Jerry (Rice) replied Jun 26, 2015 to Acrylic tubing plastic slide	9	Jun 27, 2015 Reply by John Sawyer
"My latest seems to be the one I go for." Brown Water Jerry (Rice) replied Dec 2, 2014 to Show and Tell: What's your go to guitar?	36	Dec 11, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer

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Brown Water Jerry (Rice)'s Discussions (51)

"Those rings look great on u r fingers Pick. Lol!"

"Good work, have fun."

"I used shellac diluted with alcohol rubbed on."

"I use old reliable steel wool and vinegar as a wash."

"Very kool to many strings for me, but she can really pickem'."

"In my 65 years, I have been called a lot of things. What I am is not my title but…"

"On my first build I drew lines with a square and carpenter pencil . After that I…"

"This seems better Tham my lego bridge."

"I made a couple outta pvc pipe were OK kinda mellow,not as noisy as metal ones."

"My latest seems to be the one I go for."

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