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"I tried that in my Cajon, but it was hard getting any tension on the skin. I would…" Jim Woods replied Feb 7, 2014 to Using those spare strings	13	Feb 7, 2014 Reply by Jim Woods
"That is a good sander. I have used this 21" belt sander from HF for $30 http://…" Jim Woods replied Feb 5, 2014 to Sander recommendation	29	Feb 6, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"This is one . I now make the shim tapered & angle the relief cut ( wed…" Jim Woods replied Feb 2, 2014 to Red oak neck never again	24	Feb 2, 2014 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"I have a Fender Mustang I that mimics many different amps ( a modeling amp) - for u…" Jim Woods replied Feb 1, 2014 to Practice amp - 10-15W. Recommendations?	31	Mar 7, 2014 Reply by Dr. Blues
"if you are using tuning machines, you might be able to glue a shim on the back to ma…" Jim Woods replied Feb 1, 2014 to Red oak neck never again	24	Feb 2, 2014 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"Greg, You would be able to use a 1k or maybe a 10k inline w/ the speaker . A 500 k…" Jim Woods replied Feb 1, 2014 to Volume problem	8	Feb 2, 2014 Reply by Greg Roberts
"The amp you indicated is quite an interesting option for $2. It seems to have a 10…" Jim Woods replied Jan 31, 2014 to Volume problem	8	Feb 2, 2014 Reply by Greg Roberts
"+1 Print the scale & glue / tape it to the neck / fretboard - eliminates all th…" Jim Woods replied Jan 28, 2014 to Round off millimeters scale fret locations?	18	Feb 27, 2014 Reply by David McQueen
"Make sure your printer setup is not selected to "fit to page" . What scale are you…" Jim Woods replied Jan 28, 2014 to Printable regular paper fret template mac	9	Jan 28, 2014 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"I would use the continuity test - the one usually with the buzzer." Jim Woods replied Jan 28, 2014 to Testing solder jack and piezo with multimeter	7	Jan 29, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer

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Jim Woods's Discussions (135)

"I tried that in my Cajon, but it was hard getting any tension on the skin. I would…"

"That is a good sander. I have used this 21" belt sander from HF for $30 http://…"

"This is one . I now make the shim tapered & angle the relief cut ( wed…"

"I have a Fender Mustang I that mimics many different amps ( a modeling amp) - for u…"

"if you are using tuning machines, you might be able to glue a shim on the back to ma…"

"Greg, You would be able to use a 1k or maybe a 10k inline w/ the speaker . A 500 k…"

"The amp you indicated is quite an interesting option for $2. It seems to have a 10…"

"+1 Print the scale & glue / tape it to the neck / fretboard - eliminates all th…"

"Make sure your printer setup is not selected to "fit to page" . What scale are you…"

"I would use the continuity test - the one usually with the buzzer."

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