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"I apologize now, I am so sorry to bring out the physics soap box to stand on... A bi…" JL replied Dec 17, 2014 to String pressure crushing boxes.	45	Dec 19, 2014 Reply by Jim Morris
"check out this headstock by another member, http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/ciga…" JL replied Dec 17, 2014 to Help me fix this cbg please	15	Dec 19, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"a small rabbit at the top of the fingerboard will hold the bolt. No the drawing is…" JL replied Dec 17, 2014 to Help me fix this cbg please	15	Dec 19, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"If you know approximately where the bridge will sit, within 1/2 in, then you can mar…" JL replied Dec 17, 2014 to Measuring frets from nut...then adjusting bridge	19	Dec 17, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"A bolt as a nut should take this break angle quite well." JL replied Dec 17, 2014 to Help me fix this cbg please	15	Dec 19, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"Use Classic Guitar tuners. " JL replied Dec 17, 2014 to Help me fix this cbg please	15	Dec 19, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"Popsicle sticks?" JL replied Dec 16, 2014 to Gluing pre-fretted board to neck	5	Dec 31, 2014 Reply by guitarmaker
"Take your electric belt sander with 80 grit, clamp it upside down in your vice sandi…" JL replied Dec 12, 2014 to Fretboard and neck won't line up.	30	Dec 12, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"I think the term is 'Back-Angle', (picture a violin which has a LOT of back angle) …" JL replied Dec 9, 2014 to neck??	8	Dec 19, 2014 Reply by Wayfinder
"29 or 30 in. 2 string cbg, using the oft-unused high b and e stings tuned to g and d" JL replied Nov 25, 2014 to "It's Created, Not Bought"	15	Nov 25, 2014 Reply by TN Twang

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JL's Discussions (1,093)

"I apologize now, I am so sorry to bring out the physics soap box to stand on... A bi…"

"check out this headstock by another member, http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/ciga…"

"a small rabbit at the top of the fingerboard will hold the bolt. No the drawing is…"

"If you know approximately where the bridge will sit, within 1/2 in, then you can mar…"

"A bolt as a nut should take this break angle quite well."

"Use Classic Guitar tuners. "

"Popsicle sticks?"

"Take your electric belt sander with 80 grit, clamp it upside down in your vice sandi…"

"I think the term is 'Back-Angle', (picture a violin which has a LOT of back angle) …"

"29 or 30 in. 2 string cbg, using the oft-unused high b and e stings tuned to g and d"

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