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"I usually make a wood saddle with a slot deep enough and wide enough to accomodate t…" jawbone replied Apr 3, 2018 to Time to upgrade to rod piezos	4	Apr 3, 2018 Reply by jawbone
"Thanx Taff - I was just joking - sometimes it just jumps out - sometimes words just…" jawbone replied Jan 31, 2018 to Sound post?	13	Feb 6, 2018 Reply by Hans
"This is getting tooooo complicated - I always thought "the fulcum" was that complete…" jawbone replied Jan 31, 2018 to Sound post?	13	Feb 6, 2018 Reply by Hans
"Hey Taff - I should have gone back and checked my old gits - I tried to lead you ast…" jawbone replied Nov 30, 2017 to Making my biscuit tin CBG sound better	24	Nov 30, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Thanx for getting me back on track - it's been a long time since I used piezos - I'v…" jawbone replied Nov 30, 2017 to Making my biscuit tin CBG sound better	24	Nov 30, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Someone help !! Please - Did I get this backwards... Does series make the piezos har…" jawbone replied Nov 28, 2017 to Making my biscuit tin CBG sound better	24	Nov 30, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hey Taffy - (I wanted to nickname my Grandson David, "Taffy", but his mother would h…" jawbone replied Nov 21, 2017 to Making my biscuit tin CBG sound better	24	Nov 30, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hey Taffy - did you wire your piezos in series??" jawbone replied Nov 21, 2017 to Making my biscuit tin CBG sound better	24	Nov 30, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"OK - Thanx - got it now!! I was afraid there was some magic about reso's that I didn…" jawbone replied Nov 18, 2017 to Reso cone warning!	36	Dec 8, 2017 Reply by RTZGUITARS
"This a question prompted by Chickenbone Johns post... I'm trying to figure out "the…" jawbone replied Nov 18, 2017 to Reso cone warning!	36	Dec 8, 2017 Reply by RTZGUITARS

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