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"Hi. Thanks all for the info. In fact in the end I ordered straight fret wire from Be…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Dec 1, 2011 to Curved frets into a flat fretboard - can I do it?	21	Nov 5, 2012 Reply by Roger Franklin Weston
"Thanks Bob. I see what you mean about "almost too much". I will now have to get a mi…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Nov 17, 2011 to Wood strength chart - do you know of a better one than this?	5	Nov 20, 2011 Reply by Andy Eight Spades CBG
"Hi Ben. I didn't know that they worked in reverse. Very useful info. Thanks for ment…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Oct 14, 2011 to Curved frets into a flat fretboard - can I do it?	21	Nov 5, 2012 Reply by Roger Franklin Weston
"Hi David. Thanks. There are some useful links there. I had a look at the Tonetech si…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Oct 14, 2011 to Curved frets into a flat fretboard - can I do it?	21	Nov 5, 2012 Reply by Roger Franklin Weston
"Hi Travis. That's just the sort of thing I was hoping to hear. I appreciate the info…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Oct 13, 2011 to Curved frets into a flat fretboard - can I do it?	21	Nov 5, 2012 Reply by Roger Franklin Weston
"Hi Wes. Thanks for the info. It's good to know that other people are using curved fr…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Oct 13, 2011 to Curved frets into a flat fretboard - can I do it?	21	Nov 5, 2012 Reply by Roger Franklin Weston
"Hi Jarmo. Thanks for the information. That's really good to know. All the best and t…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Oct 13, 2011 to Curved frets into a flat fretboard - can I do it?	21	Nov 5, 2012 Reply by Roger Franklin Weston
"Hal. Yes. And the rubber gloves and a few others. Oilyfool. I shall keep some for so…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Aug 7, 2011 to Willow - any use for CBGs?	12	Aug 7, 2011 Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw
"Hi Hal. Thanks for that. I had seen the mention of use for flutes, but then accordin…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Aug 7, 2011 to Willow - any use for CBGs?	12	Aug 7, 2011 Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw
"Hi Colin. Thanks. Yes. Maybe a body of some sort of dulcimer. I wondered if it might…" Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw replied Aug 7, 2011 to Willow - any use for CBGs?	12	Aug 7, 2011 Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw

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Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw's Discussions (448)

"Hi. Thanks all for the info. In fact in the end I ordered straight fret wire from Be…"

"Thanks Bob. I see what you mean about "almost too much". I will now have to get a mi…"

"Hi Ben. I didn't know that they worked in reverse. Very useful info. Thanks for ment…"

"Hi David. Thanks. There are some useful links there. I had a look at the Tonetech si…"

"Hi Travis. That's just the sort of thing I was hoping to hear. I appreciate the info…"

"Hi Wes. Thanks for the info. It's good to know that other people are using curved fr…"

"Hi Jarmo. Thanks for the information. That's really good to know. All the best and t…"

"Hal. Yes. And the rubber gloves and a few others. Oilyfool. I shall keep some for so…"

"Hi Hal. Thanks for that. I had seen the mention of use for flutes, but then accordin…"

"Hi Colin. Thanks. Yes. Maybe a body of some sort of dulcimer. I wondered if it might…"

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