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"Jim, you deserve this, best of luck my friend." gary herget replied Feb 19, 2018 to Our good friend and CBN member Jim Morris could use your support .	14	Feb 26, 2018 Reply by Jason Mills
"My last Gitty tuner purchase I bought bulk, 300 econo tuners. Got maybe 20 left and…" gary herget replied Feb 12, 2018 to Standard Economy tuners vs. upgraded tuners	57	Mar 1, 2018 Reply by wizzo
"I put the button on the heel and seems to work fine." gary herget replied Feb 9, 2018 to Strap Button Location	11	Feb 15, 2018 Reply by Paul W. McGuire
"Like Richard says, use a .009 for the high G and it should work fine. If that breaks…" gary herget replied Jan 11, 2018 to Sting Issues	11	Jan 13, 2018 Reply by Paul Craig
"It ain't the mistakes we make, but how we fix them that matters." gary herget replied Jan 3, 2018 to CBG horror moments!	9	Jan 5, 2018 Reply by Uncle John
"Talk to Uncle John and ask for a sample of his elixer. I think he calls it Build Sto…" gary herget replied Dec 13, 2017 to How do I stop?	36	Dec 31, 2017 Reply by Downtown Vinnie
"I use an 8 x 8 x 36 box and USPS has never charged more than $25.00 with insurance." gary herget replied Nov 15, 2017 to Shipping a CBG	35	Dec 12, 2017 Reply by Ducati Scotty
"The wire from those old Christmas lights could be used to wire up your guits." gary herget replied Nov 6, 2017 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Depends on how they're rocking. Front to back, slots too wide. End to end, slot is…" gary herget replied Oct 7, 2017 to Fretting?	2	Oct 7, 2017 Reply by gary herget
"Using a hardwood fret board is going to strengthen the neck and help resist bowing." gary herget replied Oct 6, 2017 to Premium Pine	14	Oct 11, 2017 Reply by Ted Stahl

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gary herget's Discussions (264)

"Jim, you deserve this, best of luck my friend."

"My last Gitty tuner purchase I bought bulk, 300 econo tuners. Got maybe 20 left and…"

"I put the button on the heel and seems to work fine."

"Like Richard says, use a .009 for the high G and it should work fine. If that breaks…"

"It ain't the mistakes we make, but how we fix them that matters."

"Talk to Uncle John and ask for a sample of his elixer. I think he calls it Build Sto…"

"I use an 8 x 8 x 36 box and USPS has never charged more than $25.00 with insurance."

"The wire from those old Christmas lights could be used to wire up your guits."

"Depends on how they're rocking. Front to back, slots too wide. End to end, slot is…"

"Using a hardwood fret board is going to strengthen the neck and help resist bowing."

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