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"If you have to glue, rough up the surface and use JB Weld..." John Sawyer replied Jan 18, 2014 to Aluminum diddley bow	10	Jan 19, 2014 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"LOL! " John Sawyer replied Jan 16, 2014 to hand winding pickups	8	Jan 16, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"active pickups are all magnetic. You'll never get the steel posts magnetized enough…" John Sawyer replied Jan 16, 2014 to hand winding pickups	8	Jan 16, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"The only difference on a fretted instrument is a dulcimer omits the sharp frets... a…" John Sawyer replied Jan 16, 2014 to Is This Possible ?	5	Jan 17, 2014 Reply by Great Ape
"I've been playing with this very process recently. It's interesting, but so much wo…" John Sawyer replied Jan 16, 2014 to hand winding pickups	8	Jan 16, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"So I assume that this is non-adjustable. I was thinking about buying a cheap hardta…" John Sawyer replied Jan 15, 2014 to Bending Brake?	10	Jan 15, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"I was looking at a hardtail, but, alas no 3-stringers available. I have a break tha…" John Sawyer replied Jan 15, 2014 to Bending Brake?	10	Jan 15, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"Thanks! Sold the darn thing to a friend last night... I was almost sad to see it go…" John Sawyer replied Jan 14, 2014 to What do you look for in the best cigar box?	14	Jan 18, 2014 Reply by Gary Reichel
"I saw that trick... any pics of stuff you've done?" John Sawyer replied Jan 14, 2014 to What do you look for in the best cigar box?	14	Jan 18, 2014 Reply by Gary Reichel
"Thanks! I used the cheapest black stain I could find: A cheap rattle can of flat b…" John Sawyer replied Jan 14, 2014 to What do you look for in the best cigar box?	14	Jan 18, 2014 Reply by Gary Reichel

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John Sawyer's Discussions (1,037)

"If you have to glue, rough up the surface and use JB Weld..."

"LOL! "

"active pickups are all magnetic. You'll never get the steel posts magnetized enough…"

"The only difference on a fretted instrument is a dulcimer omits the sharp frets... a…"

"I've been playing with this very process recently. It's interesting, but so much wo…"

"So I assume that this is non-adjustable. I was thinking about buying a cheap hardta…"

"I was looking at a hardtail, but, alas no 3-stringers available. I have a break tha…"

"Thanks! Sold the darn thing to a friend last night... I was almost sad to see it go…"

"I saw that trick... any pics of stuff you've done?"

"Thanks! I used the cheapest black stain I could find: A cheap rattle can of flat b…"

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