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"I just saw this in the CBGitty store $6.99 is too cheap to waste time building one.…" Tom Drommond replied Oct 6, 2015 to I Hate Fretting... There, I said it!	59	Oct 24, 2015 Reply by Johnny Dollar
"The fret nippers make trimming the fret ends a breeze. I like my frets to go all th…" Tom Drommond replied Oct 5, 2015 to I Hate Fretting... There, I said it!	59	Oct 24, 2015 Reply by Johnny Dollar
"I've installed frets in the majority of the CBGs I've built. I started off using a…" Tom Drommond replied Oct 5, 2015 to I Hate Fretting... There, I said it!	59	Oct 24, 2015 Reply by Johnny Dollar
" " Tom Drommond replied Mar 23, 2015 to Wiring a magnetic pickup - first timer questions	8	Mar 24, 2015 Reply by Mike
"Have a look at this one I make the portion that goes through the box "T" shaped, wi…" Tom Drommond replied Feb 16, 2015 to How to fasten the box top	14	Feb 17, 2015 Reply by John Rivers
"I don't think you've added enough angle to make a difference besides cosmetic. The…" Tom Drommond replied Aug 12, 2014 to Tips on angling head to the neck?	13	Aug 12, 2014 Reply by Ken Henry
"or my favorite. reshape and veneer. " Tom Drommond replied Aug 11, 2014 to Tips on angling head to the neck?	13	Aug 12, 2014 Reply by Ken Henry
"an angled peghead is not necessary to get proper string tension across the nut. 90%…" Tom Drommond replied Aug 11, 2014 to Tips on angling head to the neck?	13	Aug 12, 2014 Reply by Ken Henry
"I space mine in about this much It's about 3/16ths, then I split the difference b…" Tom Drommond replied Feb 4, 2014 to spacing	9	Feb 5, 2014 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"Would this work? http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTF-Schrader-LE-Hispaniola-Dragon-Cigar-Bo…" Tom Drommond replied Nov 10, 2013 to Looking for a box with a dragon in the label	19	Dec 12, 2013 Reply by Barsymes Cratchnee

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Tom Drommond's Discussions (86)

"I just saw this in the CBGitty store $6.99 is too cheap to waste time building one.…"

"The fret nippers make trimming the fret ends a breeze. I like my frets to go all th…"

"I've installed frets in the majority of the CBGs I've built. I started off using a…"

" "

"Have a look at this one I make the portion that goes through the box "T" shaped, wi…"

"I don't think you've added enough angle to make a difference besides cosmetic. The…"

"or my favorite. reshape and veneer. "

"an angled peghead is not necessary to get proper string tension across the nut. 90%…"

"I space mine in about this much It's about 3/16ths, then I split the difference b…"

"Would this work? http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTF-Schrader-LE-Hispaniola-Dragon-Cigar-Bo…"

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