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"I thought you meant the one in the pic was a repop. I didn't think one that physical…" Stephan Ziemba replied Apr 30, 2015 to Photo journal of two Teisco guitar restorations	16	Apr 30, 2015 Reply by the anonymous pick
"A reop this old? Really?" Stephan Ziemba replied Apr 29, 2015 to Photo journal of two Teisco guitar restorations	16	Apr 30, 2015 Reply by the anonymous pick
"Kinda close. There IS a hole in the plate where a mounting post should be, so I'm th…" Stephan Ziemba replied Apr 28, 2015 to Photo journal of two Teisco guitar restorations	16	Apr 30, 2015 Reply by the anonymous pick
"Question For The Group: In the picture above, of tremolos, the upper left looks like…" Stephan Ziemba replied Apr 28, 2015 to Photo journal of two Teisco guitar restorations	16	Apr 30, 2015 Reply by the anonymous pick
"Question: Does the ground wire erupt the same way the six string does? If so, I thin…" Stephan Ziemba replied Apr 26, 2015 to Photo journal of two Teisco guitar restorations	16	Apr 30, 2015 Reply by the anonymous pick
"The way the ground wire erupts in the center of the tailpiece area, it suggests a tr…" Stephan Ziemba replied Apr 26, 2015 to Photo journal of two Teisco guitar restorations	16	Apr 30, 2015 Reply by the anonymous pick
"Are you pressing the covers yourself? Have you tried aluminum? If you're recycling,…" Stephan Ziemba replied Nov 22, 2014 to Foil Pickups Are Here!!!!	11	Nov 22, 2014 Reply by Stephan Ziemba
"What are the covers made of? It looks like steel. Don't you want to use aluminum, br…" Stephan Ziemba replied Nov 21, 2014 to Foil Pickups Are Here!!!!	11	Nov 22, 2014 Reply by Stephan Ziemba
"Funny, how it doesn't look like an apple. You sure that's not a pear?" Stephan Ziemba replied Apr 20, 2014 to MISSING: 1 Brain & The Video It Was Watching Last Night! Getting Old Sucks! Just Say No!	8	Apr 20, 2014 Reply by Stephan Ziemba
"When I see someone selling just the arm for $20 when they sell the WHOLE whammy assy…" Stephan Ziemba replied Apr 20, 2014 to Minns Music Custom/Teisco Parts	11	Apr 20, 2014 Reply by Stephan Ziemba

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Teisco? Satelite? or other?

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