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"Hi Bruce. I have used it for bandsaw guides and each one lasts for years. As has alr…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Feb 8, 2013 to Lignum Vitae	7	Feb 9, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
"Hi Digly. I did the same with an A and a C tuning fork with the same result. Nice to…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Nov 6, 2012 to Digital tuners - use your phone	12	Nov 6, 2012 Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw
"One point is that there are loads of free apps out there, and a whole lot of very ch…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Oct 31, 2012 to Digital tuners - use your phone	12	Nov 6, 2012 Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw
"You can look up the characteristics of various woods on sites like this one. Ash loo…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Sep 30, 2012 to Ash Neck?	10	Oct 7, 2012 Reply by Dan
"Both new and improved. Thanks Todd. These are really lovely pieces of music. Enchant…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Sep 23, 2012 to FREE DOWNLOAD! Bear's "Cigar Box Banjo"	11	Sep 28, 2012 Reply by Howling Dick
"Hi Dan. Unfortunately as this is the day after Boxstock, Lyn and I will probably sti…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Sep 4, 2012 to Skype Audio Conference Call - Sunday, September 9th 2012- 3PM EDT (USA)	11	Sep 9, 2012 Reply by Dan Sleep
"Just as TPK said. He (Juju) would be the first person to occur to me too. I doubt yo…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied May 28, 2012 to pickups in Europe	4	May 28, 2012 Reply by JUJU
"I wish I hadn't seen these. Damn. Now I want one (two, no, three)." Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied May 18, 2012 to Jade Slides	15	Jan 25, 2014 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Just as Mark says, John's DVD is excellent. Keni Lee's CDs are fantastic too. They a…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied May 18, 2012 to john mcnair's (red dog guitars) dvd	21	Aug 28, 2015 Reply by john mackay
"Hi Jef. Am I right in thinking that using a zero fret limits you to a fairly low act…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied May 16, 2012 to action and intonation	29	Aug 16, 2012 Reply by Bobby Zalryte

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Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw's Discussions (448)

"Hi Bruce. I have used it for bandsaw guides and each one lasts for years. As has alr…"

"Hi Digly. I did the same with an A and a C tuning fork with the same result. Nice to…"

"One point is that there are loads of free apps out there, and a whole lot of very ch…"

"You can look up the characteristics of various woods on sites like this one. Ash loo…"

"Both new and improved. Thanks Todd. These are really lovely pieces of music. Enchant…"

"Hi Dan. Unfortunately as this is the day after Boxstock, Lyn and I will probably sti…"

"Just as TPK said. He (Juju) would be the first person to occur to me too. I doubt yo…"

"I wish I hadn't seen these. Damn. Now I want one (two, no, three)."

"Just as Mark says, John's DVD is excellent. Keni Lee's CDs are fantastic too. They a…"

"Hi Jef. Am I right in thinking that using a zero fret limits you to a fairly low act…"

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