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"Glad to hear agreement, Duck." gary sheldon replied Dec 7, 2015 to 'Nutty' Question	14	Dec 7, 2015 Reply by Mark Bliss
"String trees: These are devices used to compensate for misplacement of tuners. " gary sheldon replied Dec 7, 2015 to 'Nutty' Question	14	Dec 7, 2015 Reply by Mark Bliss
"I am totally in agreement, Duck. Or, any side loads should be symetrical, so the re…" gary sheldon replied Dec 7, 2015 to 'Nutty' Question	14	Dec 7, 2015 Reply by Mark Bliss
"I can't tell from the photo, but I think if you wrap the center string around the po…" gary sheldon replied Dec 6, 2015 to 'Nutty' Question	14	Dec 7, 2015 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Nice build and explanation of the process. I built a 4 string with a /cedar box, bu…" gary sheldon replied Nov 29, 2015 to Cedar Box Build	118	Jun 24, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"I was just curious. it is a good looking box." gary sheldon replied Nov 2, 2015 to Box Acoustics	9	Jan 17, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"I expect it will sound pretty good due to its ample size. What kind of box is it? " gary sheldon replied Oct 31, 2015 to Box Acoustics	9	Jan 17, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"I use a little Irwin pull saw. Not fancy,no stiffner on the back, But it works per…" gary sheldon replied Oct 6, 2015 to I Hate Fretting... There, I said it!	59	Oct 24, 2015 Reply by Johnny Dollar
"I guess you could separate the fret job to about 4 parts. Cutting slots installing f…" gary sheldon replied Oct 5, 2015 to I Hate Fretting... There, I said it!	59	Oct 24, 2015 Reply by Johnny Dollar
"Yes. That is why God invented belt sanders." gary sheldon replied Sep 19, 2015 to Scarf Joints and Tuners...	8	Sep 21, 2015 Reply by Paul H

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gary sheldon's Discussions (247)

"Glad to hear agreement, Duck."

"String trees: These are devices used to compensate for misplacement of tuners. "

"I am totally in agreement, Duck. Or, any side loads should be symetrical, so the re…"

"I can't tell from the photo, but I think if you wrap the center string around the po…"

"Nice build and explanation of the process. I built a 4 string with a /cedar box, bu…"

"I was just curious. it is a good looking box."

"I expect it will sound pretty good due to its ample size. What kind of box is it? "

"I use a little Irwin pull saw. Not fancy,no stiffner on the back, But it works per…"

"I guess you could separate the fret job to about 4 parts. Cutting slots installing f…"

"Yes. That is why God invented belt sanders."

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