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"What Taffy said,,, It is tilted the same way as many commercial electrics, but, in t…" Tom T replied Apr 18, 2020 to Pickup position help?	14	Apr 26, 2020 Reply by skip kern
"Oh no! that wood will never make a good neck. The best thing to do is box it up and…" Tom T replied Apr 17, 2020 to BIRDS EYE MAPLE FOR NECKS	17	Apr 19, 2020 Reply by skip kern
"It may be sacrilege by, I have to ask: Do you really need fretboards on these instr…" Tom T replied Apr 15, 2020 to Gluing up multiple fretboards	4	Apr 16, 2020 Reply by Titch the Clown
"I posted a response this morning, but it seems to have disappeared. So here it is ag…" Tom T replied Apr 13, 2020 to Dagbern thing wont stay in tune	6	Apr 19, 2020 Reply by François
"Hi Taffy. I used to mix flakes when I did antique clock restoration, bu these days I…" Tom T replied Apr 9, 2020 to Quick and simple cheap but not nasty...neck/board finish.	4	Apr 9, 2020 Reply by Tom T
"Hey, Shellac has been my favorite finish material for a number of years. It dries in…" Tom T replied Apr 8, 2020 to Quick and simple cheap but not nasty...neck/board finish.	4	Apr 9, 2020 Reply by Tom T
"Like some others here I'm not familiar with the term "elbpw" as it relates to guitar…" Tom T replied Apr 3, 2020 to CBG neck bending	8	Apr 4, 2020 Reply by BrianQ.
"The HTML Editor option seems to work fine" Tom T replied Mar 22, 2020 to Small fret location error	17	Apr 1, 2020 Reply by Michael Pounds
"With the current glitch on CBN you need to type your posting, then, before posting i…" Tom T replied Mar 20, 2020 to Small fret location error	17	Apr 1, 2020 Reply by Michael Pounds
"Finishes seem to be a very personal thing. Everyone has their favorite. For a neck,…" Tom T replied Mar 20, 2020 to What is your preference for Neck Finish?	3	Mar 23, 2020 Reply by BrianQ.

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Tom T's Discussions (992)

"What Taffy said,,, It is tilted the same way as many commercial electrics, but, in t…"

"Oh no! that wood will never make a good neck. The best thing to do is box it up and…"

"It may be sacrilege by, I have to ask: Do you really need fretboards on these instr…"

"I posted a response this morning, but it seems to have disappeared. So here it is ag…"

"Hi Taffy. I used to mix flakes when I did antique clock restoration, bu these days I…"

"Hey, Shellac has been my favorite finish material for a number of years. It dries in…"

"Like some others here I'm not familiar with the term "elbpw" as it relates to guitar…"

"The HTML Editor option seems to work fine"

"With the current glitch on CBN you need to type your posting, then, before posting i…"

"Finishes seem to be a very personal thing. Everyone has their favorite. For a neck,…"

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