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"you should get both... and whichever one you don't use for this build, you can use i…" ReturnToSender replied Oct 1, 2014 to Piezo or Magnetic?	7	Oct 3, 2014 Reply by Marc Brode
"Bare metal! Then I can let it sit out on the back porch railing for a few weeks and…" ReturnToSender replied Sep 24, 2014 to What do you like best?	25	Oct 4, 2014 Reply by Bufo Bill
"When fretting my boards, after the frets are in place, the board tends to bow backwa…" ReturnToSender replied Sep 24, 2014 to Adding the fretboard questions for a newbie to building CBGs	8	Sep 24, 2014 Reply by ReturnToSender
"I find that when playing alone, wearing a hat is like playing within earshot of a tr…" ReturnToSender replied Sep 8, 2014 to Hats Required?	116	Oct 19, 2014 Reply by White Raven
"Nothing livens up a party like a good pair of dykes." ReturnToSender replied Aug 21, 2014 to piezo rod cutting down to size	8	Aug 21, 2014 Reply by Mike
"Someone mentioned these guys before, but it's worth mentioning again for a decent so…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 20, 2014 to WHERE TO GET AFFORDABLE NICE WOOD	37	Apr 18, 2015 Reply by John Sawyer
"If you're concerned about looks, slap an old capo on there." ReturnToSender replied Aug 19, 2014 to Compensating string angle at nut	34	Aug 20, 2014 Reply by Jim Goodman
"in that case, a zip tie it is!" ReturnToSender replied Aug 19, 2014 to Compensating string angle at nut	34	Aug 20, 2014 Reply by Jim Goodman
"As an alternative, hang that one on the wall and build another one that doesn't have…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 19, 2014 to Compensating string angle at nut	34	Aug 20, 2014 Reply by Jim Goodman
"Radio Shack has Piezo "buzzer" elements that will pick up the sound of your heartbea…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 19, 2014 to New guy needs help	9	Aug 25, 2014 Reply by mojoatomic

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ReturnToSender's Discussions (44)

"you should get both... and whichever one you don't use for this build, you can use i…"

"Bare metal! Then I can let it sit out on the back porch railing for a few weeks and…"

"When fretting my boards, after the frets are in place, the board tends to bow backwa…"

"I find that when playing alone, wearing a hat is like playing within earshot of a tr…"

"Nothing livens up a party like a good pair of dykes."

"Someone mentioned these guys before, but it's worth mentioning again for a decent so…"

"If you're concerned about looks, slap an old capo on there."

"in that case, a zip tie it is!"

"As an alternative, hang that one on the wall and build another one that doesn't have…"

"Radio Shack has Piezo "buzzer" elements that will pick up the sound of your heartbea…"

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