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"i'll stat this first, i have almost no understanding of musical theory. however i do…" Grease Stains replied Aug 10, 2011 to Advanced playing on a 3-string CBG...	6	Aug 10, 2011 Reply by Grease Stains
"I live in Canada as well, I buy my boxes at a local smoke shop. They love selling th…" Grease Stains replied Aug 9, 2011 to STICK DULCIMERS	17	Aug 9, 2011 Reply by PEGGY TRAMBLE
"thanks Sharecropper and Diane! i'd prefer to use real frets, but'll cash is tight at…" Grease Stains replied Jul 19, 2011 to Anyone ever have any luck with hanger wire frets?	14	Jul 20, 2011 Reply by Larry Robinson
"i've had great luck using Candy tins for body's. To keep it simple i use a 25.5 inch…" Grease Stains replied Jul 19, 2011 to Some questions from eastern europe :)	27	Jul 25, 2011 Reply by YeahDoIt
"right on, i'll check back for the times, if i'm in the car, i'll listen to CBC Radio…" Grease Stains replied Jul 19, 2011 to Interview	6	Aug 21, 2011 Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw
"right on mark, thats something i'll keep in mind as well. there has to be a model pl…" Grease Stains replied Jul 19, 2011 to Anyone ever have any luck with hanger wire frets?	14	Jul 20, 2011 Reply by Larry Robinson
"right on man, thx Oily! as soon as i get some extra cash, i'll experiment with that." Grease Stains replied Jul 18, 2011 to Anyone ever have any luck with hanger wire frets?	14	Jul 20, 2011 Reply by Larry Robinson
"nice, thanks otis, i'll look into 'em." Grease Stains replied Jul 17, 2011 to Anyone ever have any luck with hanger wire frets?	14	Jul 20, 2011 Reply by Larry Robinson
"in my experiance 90% of people are blown away by the fact that they work (i was! hah…" Grease Stains replied Jul 17, 2011 to Discrimination and Cigar Box Guitars	15	Jul 17, 2011 Reply by Grease Stains
"the hanger i cut up was steel, and i figured it would be easyer to work with, as cut…" Grease Stains replied Jul 17, 2011 to Anyone ever have any luck with hanger wire frets?	14	Jul 20, 2011 Reply by Larry Robinson

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Grease Stains's Discussions (77)

"i'll stat this first, i have almost no understanding of musical theory. however i do…"

"I live in Canada as well, I buy my boxes at a local smoke shop. They love selling th…"

"thanks Sharecropper and Diane! i'd prefer to use real frets, but'll cash is tight at…"

"i've had great luck using Candy tins for body's. To keep it simple i use a 25.5 inch…"

"right on, i'll check back for the times, if i'm in the car, i'll listen to CBC Radio…"

"right on mark, thats something i'll keep in mind as well. there has to be a model pl…"

"right on man, thx Oily! as soon as i get some extra cash, i'll experiment with that."

"nice, thanks otis, i'll look into 'em."

"in my experiance 90% of people are blown away by the fact that they work (i was! hah…"

"the hanger i cut up was steel, and i figured it would be easyer to work with, as cut…"

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