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"I didn't mean you, WF. Sorry to have implied deep thought (or shallow) towards you.…" Grandpa replied Sep 17, 2016 to Well I've got a brand name and a logo to attach to my guitars now	45	Sep 20, 2016 Reply by Kigar
"I like it. Use it or lose it. Not to me, but somebody will grab it if you don't. In…" Grandpa replied Sep 17, 2016 to Well I've got a brand name and a logo to attach to my guitars now	45	Sep 20, 2016 Reply by Kigar
"An elegant, relatively simple solution, Oily. Good on ya." Grandpa replied Sep 17, 2016 to Bridge is sitting right on the pickup	30	Sep 19, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"All of my last 15 fretted guitars have been built with a zero fret instead of a nut.…" Grandpa replied Sep 17, 2016 to Fret Wire thickness	16	Sep 18, 2016 Reply by Blues Frog
"Lots of good input, possibilities, and what-might-be's in this thread, stimulating t…" Grandpa replied Sep 17, 2016 to Bridge is sitting right on the pickup	30	Sep 19, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"From one Grandpa to another, nice build!" Grandpa replied Sep 12, 2016 to Resonator neck attachment ideas needed	9	Sep 15, 2016 Reply by Fomhorach
"Krylon Dual rattle can. Comes in awesome black. Oh yeah, other colors, too." Grandpa replied Sep 12, 2016 to The never ending problem of output jack mounting solved.	22	Sep 15, 2016 Reply by Jonno
"Larry and Steve have raised the bar! I built a "Shane" style lap steel last year, an…" Grandpa replied Sep 12, 2016 to Steve Bruce Improves on the 2x4 Lap Steel Design	9	Sep 12, 2016 Reply by Grandpa
"You might make it happen with schedule 80 pvc pipe (the gray color). The white sched…" Grandpa replied Aug 20, 2016 to Handmade Copper Pipe Guitars and Scrap Iron Guitars	21	Sep 6, 2017 Reply by Glenn Kaiser
"DGood tip John. Sometimes we do and learn through experience without realizing somet…" Grandpa replied Aug 12, 2016 to Jigs and templates	12	Apr 2, 2017 Reply by Shawn

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Grandpa's Discussions (301)

"I didn't mean you, WF. Sorry to have implied deep thought (or shallow) towards you.…"

"I like it. Use it or lose it. Not to me, but somebody will grab it if you don't. In…"

"An elegant, relatively simple solution, Oily. Good on ya."

"All of my last 15 fretted guitars have been built with a zero fret instead of a nut.…"

"Lots of good input, possibilities, and what-might-be's in this thread, stimulating t…"

"From one Grandpa to another, nice build!"

"Krylon Dual rattle can. Comes in awesome black. Oh yeah, other colors, too."

"Larry and Steve have raised the bar! I built a "Shane" style lap steel last year, an…"

"You might make it happen with schedule 80 pvc pipe (the gray color). The white sched…"

"DGood tip John. Sometimes we do and learn through experience without realizing somet…"

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