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"Unless you are making a proper dovetail or tenoned neck in to a heel block construct…"

ChickenboneJohn replied Oct 30, 2018 to CBG Heel

5 Oct 30, 2018
Reply by frank learman

"A simple way is to just push a nail (or I use the pin form on of the rivets) thru' t…"

ChickenboneJohn replied Oct 23, 2018 to A method for grounding strings without metal bridge or tailpiece

21 Jul 29, 2019
Reply by Taffy Evans

"Simply earth one ferrule and use a bridge with a fretwork or bolt saddle - that's wh…"

ChickenboneJohn replied Oct 23, 2018 to A method for grounding strings without metal bridge or tailpiece

21 Jul 29, 2019
Reply by Taffy Evans

"It will probably handle the string tension providing you don't tune too high for any…"

ChickenboneJohn replied Oct 22, 2018 to Neck with built in Fret Board ? Advice Needed

9 Oct 23, 2018
Reply by Frank Scott

"Tell them straight what's wrong with it. On the few occasions there's been a problem…"

ChickenboneJohn replied Oct 21, 2018 to Advice wanted - someone else's guitar

9 Oct 26, 2018
Reply by BrianQ.

"What gauge you choose depends on what tuning you go for...you can still put a lot of…"

ChickenboneJohn replied Oct 15, 2018 to String Gauges -3 string ?

13 Oct 19, 2018
Reply by JP Lace Master

"Fret size doesn't really make a huge difference in terms of playability, but I find…"

ChickenboneJohn replied Sep 10, 2018 to Fret size

2 Sep 11, 2018
Reply by Jerry Jordan

"The bowing the neck is really too much. Leave the neck where it enters the box the s…"

ChickenboneJohn replied Sep 9, 2018 to Neck positon to box?

23 Sep 17, 2018
Reply by Tom T

"It looks like there's something fundamentally wrong with the way the neck is fixed i…"

ChickenboneJohn replied Sep 8, 2018 to Neck positon to box?

23 Sep 17, 2018
Reply by Tom T

"How much is the neck out of true?  How thick is the neck? What is the timber that th…"

ChickenboneJohn replied Sep 8, 2018 to Neck bow on a new unit?

11 Sep 9, 2018
Reply by Frank Scott

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