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"I don't know, after thinking it over carefully, he could still finger pick...pick on…" robert jones replied Mar 4, 2012 to Spring Plate Reverb/Resonator	27	Mar 6, 2012 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Better keep him away from Backporch Mojo's git with the saw blade reso cover, might…" robert jones replied Mar 4, 2012 to Spring Plate Reverb/Resonator	27	Mar 6, 2012 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Can't remember who it was but someone posted a resonator type pie pan banjo thing ei…" robert jones replied Mar 3, 2012 to Spring Plate Reverb/Resonator	27	Mar 6, 2012 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Maple and mahogany are most common on commercial guitars. Maple - good working quali…" robert jones replied Feb 26, 2012 to neck wood	8	Mar 1, 2012 Reply by Honsik
"Two volume, one tone? That's odd, I would expect it to be the other way round in a r…" robert jones replied Feb 24, 2012 to Slider controls for CB amp	5	Feb 25, 2012 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
"Scale length is what you need to determine for fret placement. That measurement is t…" robert jones replied Feb 24, 2012 to Neck size	5	Dec 16, 2012 Reply by Dave Beatty
"Nice. I like the Fuentes boxes. The Partagas Black is another fairly long box, aver…" robert jones replied Feb 15, 2012 to My First Build - Be Gentle	15	Feb 15, 2012 Reply by JUJU
"I get bone for nuts and saddles from the local pet store, dog section. Haven't thoug…" robert jones replied Feb 14, 2012 to Alternative to fret wire?	15	Jan 22, 2020 Reply by Stew
"Here's a link to some more information on diatonic scales. Guitar Chord Theory.com Y…" robert jones replied Feb 14, 2012 to Dulcimer fret spacing.	7	Feb 14, 2012 Reply by Rand Moore
"Get a hack saw blade for a coping saw. Lay it on your work surface and run a single…" robert jones replied Feb 2, 2012 to Newbie introduction and question	21	Feb 13, 2012 Reply by David "Gitz" O'Corley

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robert jones's Discussions (426)

"I don't know, after thinking it over carefully, he could still finger pick...pick on…"

"Better keep him away from Backporch Mojo's git with the saw blade reso cover, might…"

"Can't remember who it was but someone posted a resonator type pie pan banjo thing ei…"

"Maple and mahogany are most common on commercial guitars. Maple - good working quali…"

"Two volume, one tone? That's odd, I would expect it to be the other way round in a r…"

"Scale length is what you need to determine for fret placement. That measurement is t…"

"Nice. I like the Fuentes boxes. The Partagas Black is another fairly long box, aver…"

"I get bone for nuts and saddles from the local pet store, dog section. Haven't thoug…"

"Here's a link to some more information on diatonic scales. Guitar Chord Theory.com Y…"

"Get a hack saw blade for a coping saw. Lay it on your work surface and run a single…"

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