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"Cool,.. yep ., that’s the way it was,., my grandfathers first and only electric guit…" Jerry Jordan replied Jun 12, 2019 to VIDEO: Shane Speal interviews George Benson about his first homemade guitar	1	Jun 12, 2019 Reply by Jerry Jordan
"A fellow builder told me he had asked me the same question and I replied 7/8".,.,I h…" Jerry Jordan replied Jun 11, 2019 to Laying out tuning machines on headstock?	5	Jul 6, 2019 Reply by Tim Hooper
"Glue it up first, level it, then cut the fret slots.. It has been done before...." Jerry Jordan replied Jun 11, 2019 to Building Advice	2	Jun 14, 2019 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Piezo in the neck pocket.,.,?? I'm off to try that.,., sounds like a good idea.,.,ya…" Jerry Jordan replied May 20, 2019 to Piezo disc under fretboard	32	May 30, 2019 Reply by Metal hic
"Hi, My name is Jerry and I'm a nut. Self-supporting, but I have been on the dole too…" Jerry Jordan replied May 20, 2019 to Ideas for supporting nuts	15	Jun 17, 2019 Reply by JL
"I have seen thin boxes stacked and glued to make a thicker body, but for my own buil…" Jerry Jordan replied May 13, 2019 to Single-layer boxes?	6	May 15, 2019 Reply by Tim Pannabecker
"Straight wire in any circuit can act like an antenna , especially on the input. So…" Jerry Jordan replied Apr 16, 2019 to Why twisted pair wires?	2	Apr 16, 2019 Reply by Jerry Jordan
"Everyone has their preference.,.,I dislike tiny fretwire unless it is on a Uke., To…" Jerry Jordan replied Apr 5, 2019 to Fret width / depth	2	Apr 5, 2019 Reply by Jerry Jordan
"I found the low watt chips at 9 vdc have the best distortion tones. The one watt chi…" Jerry Jordan replied Apr 1, 2019 to LM386 Amps, AliExpress	11	Apr 2, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"seems like I tried paste wax.,too messy.,..,i stick with Zinsser Amber Shellac or Kr…" Jerry Jordan replied Mar 26, 2019 to Fret board finishing	11	Mar 26, 2019 Reply by Jerry Jordan

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Jerry Jordan's Discussions (232)

"Cool,.. yep ., that’s the way it was,., my grandfathers first and only electric guit…"

"A fellow builder told me he had asked me the same question and I replied 7/8".,.,I h…"

"Glue it up first, level it, then cut the fret slots.. It has been done before...."

"Piezo in the neck pocket.,.,?? I'm off to try that.,., sounds like a good idea.,.,ya…"

"Hi, My name is Jerry and I'm a nut. Self-supporting, but I have been on the dole too…"

"I have seen thin boxes stacked and glued to make a thicker body, but for my own buil…"

"Straight wire in any circuit can act like an antenna , especially on the input. So…"

"Everyone has their preference.,.,I dislike tiny fretwire unless it is on a Uke., To…"

"I found the low watt chips at 9 vdc have the best distortion tones. The one watt chi…"

"seems like I tried paste wax.,too messy.,..,i stick with Zinsser Amber Shellac or Kr…"

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