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"bridge material and style/ type make a big diff. in sound/ tone. also bridge pressur…" jim replied Nov 1, 2009 to Bridge material	23	Oct 25, 2010 Reply by Francois
"its a pen ben used in the vid your speaking of." jim replied Oct 29, 2009 to some sorta capo for a lowebowe	3	Oct 29, 2009 Reply by richard tait
"GRANDPA JONES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VslJiZ9vEUw" jim replied Oct 23, 2009 to Who would you MOST like to see playing a CBG?	102	Jul 19, 2011 Reply by Ryan Rose
"i say , suck it up and get back on the saw horse" jim replied Oct 22, 2009 to Be Careful, People.	18	Oct 23, 2009 Reply by Skeesix
"this is a blues site? hmmmm, i didnt get the memo" jim replied Oct 17, 2009 to Da Blues	40	Aug 27, 2010 Reply by uncle Lou
"shim the neck up the thickness of the box lid , to keep the action right." jim replied Sep 27, 2009 to Converting 6 string to CBG ???	7	Sep 28, 2009 Reply by Mortimer Snerd
"huh , 1 wire ? 1 conductor, dont make cents" jim replied Sep 26, 2009 to Help with Humbucker Wiring?	7	Sep 28, 2009 Reply by Diydc
"resolder/ cold solder joint" jim replied Sep 25, 2009 to Hummdinger	7	Sep 27, 2009 Reply by Rey Ramone
"A fret is a fret. And a nut is a nut. Which can be used together with the nut servin…" jim replied Sep 14, 2009 to To Zero Fret or Not to Zero Fret - that is the question	24	Nov 13, 2009 Reply by HENRY LOWMAN
"neck throughs and neck angles can be made only if you start with a thick piece of wo…" jim replied Sep 9, 2009 to Setting the neck	9	Sep 11, 2009 Reply by Dave V

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jim's Discussions (151)

"bridge material and style/ type make a big diff. in sound/ tone. also bridge pressur…"

"its a pen ben used in the vid your speaking of."

"GRANDPA JONES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VslJiZ9vEUw"

"i say , suck it up and get back on the saw horse"

"this is a blues site? hmmmm, i didnt get the memo"

"shim the neck up the thickness of the box lid , to keep the action right."

"huh , 1 wire ? 1 conductor, dont make cents"

"resolder/ cold solder joint"

"A fret is a fret. And a nut is a nut. Which can be used together with the nut servin…"

"neck throughs and neck angles can be made only if you start with a thick piece of wo…"

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