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"A couple of things to consider when choosing a method or creating your own method .…" the anonymous pick replied Feb 23, 2022 to Installing neck in CBG	20	Feb 27, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Jill . due to a site glitch . you must click the "html" editor" button on the top…" the anonymous pick replied Feb 23, 2022 to Installing neck in CBG	20	Feb 27, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"I will add that some folks will shave off a thin layer ( about the thickness of the…" the anonymous pick replied Feb 23, 2022 to Installing neck in CBG	20	Feb 27, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Hi Jill . folks do this many different ways . the easiest , and most popular is…" the anonymous pick replied Feb 23, 2022 to Installing neck in CBG	20	Feb 27, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Congrats Sam . you nailed it . I fully agree . Even newbie plunders are not "fails…" the anonymous pick replied Feb 21, 2022 to RULES, what rules? a lighthearted look.	27	Feb 23, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
" PS... Photo is WRONG ! Gate door MUST be made out of tone wood ! ;-)" the anonymous pick replied Feb 10, 2022 to RULES, what rules? a lighthearted look.	27	Feb 23, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"I've messed with these types of things a bit back in the day . it looks doable .…" the anonymous pick replied Feb 10, 2022 to Making a pickup from a wire coil on a speaker	17	Feb 16, 2022 Reply by Andy Busch
"My 2 cents , you have until May to make a short scale guitar . more toys = win win." the anonymous pick replied Feb 8, 2022 to Cutting down the neck of a CBG	11	Dec 11, 2023 Reply by Chance
"Label them as " projective neck directional sound ports" ;-) but seriously ,, if…" the anonymous pick replied Jan 3, 2022 to Neck slot mistake	7	Jan 4, 2022 Reply by Carl Floyd
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"A couple of things to consider when choosing a method or creating your own method .…"

"Jill . due to a site glitch . you must click the "html" editor" button on the top…"

"I will add that some folks will shave off a thin layer ( about the thickness of the…"

"Hi Jill . folks do this many different ways . the easiest , and most popular is…"

"Congrats Sam . you nailed it . I fully agree . Even newbie plunders are not "fails…"

" PS... Photo is WRONG ! Gate door MUST be made out of tone wood ! ;-)"

"I've messed with these types of things a bit back in the day . it looks doable .…"

"My 2 cents , you have until May to make a short scale guitar . more toys = win win."

"Label them as " projective neck directional sound ports" ;-) but seriously ,, if…"

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