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"I guess it's personal choice - whether the steel core on the acoustics gives you eno…" Murray replied Apr 6, 2014 to Can I use phosphor/bronze acoustic strings with lipstick mag pickup	7	Apr 7, 2014 Reply by Marc Brode
"Has anyone ever seen anything like TWO bolts of different diameters. I have been thi…" Murray replied May 29, 2011 to Alternative tuners?	13	Jun 2, 2011 Reply by Outhouse Instruments
"For Dan: Actually, you could say you DO know jack or his cousin...you're right ab…" Murray replied Mar 8, 2011 to fishing barter wild idea...I have alot of power transformers but can't seem to build necks	4	Mar 8, 2011 Reply by Murray
"Oh, another excuse I have is struggling with trigger finger on one hand, and no wood…" Murray replied Mar 7, 2011 to fishing barter wild idea...I have alot of power transformers but can't seem to build necks	4	Mar 8, 2011 Reply by Murray
"Thanks for all the cool ideas. Hardware store suggested the K&S metal tuubing, b…" Murray replied Mar 3, 2011 to making inlay dots from CD's or DVD's	7	Mar 4, 2011 Reply by Big Guy Blues (Morgan)
"I'll bet those 80's bits might be better quality than what comes with a $30 router o…" Murray replied Feb 2, 2011 to do you really need a router?	57	Feb 9, 2011 Reply by Wichita Sam
"Yeah, a bastard file can do less damage than an SOB router... When I had a wood sh…" Murray replied Jan 30, 2011 to do you really need a router?	57	Feb 9, 2011 Reply by Wichita Sam
"Apologies for any redundancy...I don't have time to read the whole thread right now.…" Murray replied Jan 30, 2011 to do you really need a router?	57	Feb 9, 2011 Reply by Wichita Sam
"The cedar is still straight. I got the red oak plank surface planed & ripped &a…" Murray replied Jul 12, 2010 to fret spacing and sharpening notes	36	Jul 13, 2010 Reply by Wade
"I missed the part about Les Paul kit...so it probably has two humbuckers and the swi…" Murray replied Jul 11, 2010 to Shielding mag pickups	28	Nov 29, 2012 Reply by ron carlson

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Murray's Discussions (65)

"I guess it's personal choice - whether the steel core on the acoustics gives you eno…"

"Has anyone ever seen anything like TWO bolts of different diameters. I have been thi…"

"For Dan: Actually, you could say you DO know jack or his cousin...you're right ab…"

"Oh, another excuse I have is struggling with trigger finger on one hand, and no wood…"

"Thanks for all the cool ideas. Hardware store suggested the K&S metal tuubing, b…"

"I'll bet those 80's bits might be better quality than what comes with a $30 router o…"

"Yeah, a bastard file can do less damage than an SOB router... When I had a wood sh…"

"Apologies for any redundancy...I don't have time to read the whole thread right now.…"

"The cedar is still straight. I got the red oak plank surface planed & ripped &a…"

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