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"I want to know more about your Kalamazoo model 1. Is that an amp?. I have an old 31"…" jeff maurer replied May 18, 2014 to Amp crazy.	22	May 19, 2014 Reply by ron carlson
"I don't know what a spoke shave is. I round my necks with a utility knife and a rasp." jeff maurer replied May 18, 2014 to My new favourite tool	27	Jun 15, 2014 Reply by TC DeVeau
"I've never made a uke before, but have made about a dozen 3 string cbg. I've also ne…" jeff maurer replied Apr 7, 2014 to Attached neck vs through body	9	Apr 8, 2014 Reply by Michael Fred Johnson
"The root note is the note that gives a chord its name. And no it doesn't have to be…" jeff maurer replied Apr 6, 2014 to classic rock tabs for 3 stringer	116	May 8, 2014 Reply by Sawbones
"I don't know about chord charts for A E A, but I know there are charts for G D G. It…" jeff maurer replied Mar 31, 2014 to classic rock tabs for 3 stringer	116	May 8, 2014 Reply by Sawbones
"I use root fith root tuning in the key of A almost exclusively. I like to plug my cb…" jeff maurer replied Mar 31, 2014 to classic rock tabs for 3 stringer	116	May 8, 2014 Reply by Sawbones
"in the words of mark morton and willie adler(lamb of god) TAB IS FOR SUCKERS!! learn…" jeff maurer replied Jan 30, 2014 to Three String Tab Song Book?	49	Apr 12, 2014 Reply by Jeanette Runyon
"i dont know yet if there is a bad box. i have used perfecto garcia boxes that are 8.…" jeff maurer replied Jan 18, 2014 to What do you look for in the best cigar box?	14	Jan 18, 2014 Reply by Gary Reichel
"pickups like this is usually made for archtop style guitars. thats why you would wan…" jeff maurer replied Dec 2, 2013 to Fret board pick up	8	Dec 2, 2013 Reply by Reeds Taylor
"with a 24 3/4 inch scale you can build a gitty with this. neck will meet the box aro…" jeff maurer replied Nov 20, 2013 to So what should I use this cigar box for?	15	Nov 23, 2013 Reply by Mark Lindsay

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jeff maurer's Discussions (76)

"I want to know more about your Kalamazoo model 1. Is that an amp?. I have an old 31"…"

"I don't know what a spoke shave is. I round my necks with a utility knife and a rasp."

"I've never made a uke before, but have made about a dozen 3 string cbg. I've also ne…"

"The root note is the note that gives a chord its name. And no it doesn't have to be…"

"I don't know about chord charts for A E A, but I know there are charts for G D G. It…"

"I use root fith root tuning in the key of A almost exclusively. I like to plug my cb…"

"in the words of mark morton and willie adler(lamb of god) TAB IS FOR SUCKERS!! learn…"

"i dont know yet if there is a bad box. i have used perfecto garcia boxes that are 8.…"

"pickups like this is usually made for archtop style guitars. thats why you would wan…"

"with a 24 3/4 inch scale you can build a gitty with this. neck will meet the box aro…"

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