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"Hi Wagner, The scale length is to a large extent a matter of personal taste. I pref…" Rand Moore replied May 4, 2014 to Scale Length	3	May 7, 2014 Reply by Wagner Richter
"According to wFret.com, a 25 inch scale should have the following fret spacing: -Ra…" Rand Moore replied Dec 25, 2013 to laying out fret distance	4	Dec 29, 2013 Reply by 14 buck bass (aka antonio)
"Well, it's good to hear you found a usable saw. Happy fretting... -Rand." Rand Moore replied Nov 28, 2013 to width of a fret slotting saw	3	Nov 28, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Hi Marmalade, The fret saw specification you are looking for is called the "kerf", w…" Rand Moore replied Nov 27, 2013 to width of a fret slotting saw	3	Nov 28, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Hi Paul, I don't know much about stomp boxes, but there is a discussion group on CBN…" Rand Moore replied Jan 7, 2013 to Trouble with sound...	1	Jan 7, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Hi Mal, What sound are you going for? I believe the man to ask is Kenny Lee Burgess,…" Rand Moore replied Jan 7, 2013 to new tuning	1	Jan 7, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Hi Paul, The only tip I have to offer is to make sure you wrap the string once or tw…" Rand Moore replied Jan 7, 2013 to Stringing up a new CBG	7	May 5, 2013 Reply by Patrick Curley
"On my instruments the bridge is typically a tad bit higher than the nut to give the…" Rand Moore replied Jun 28, 2012 to Nut and Bridge	3	Jun 28, 2012 Reply by C.W.
"Hi Bob. Don't be shy about borrowing ideas, that's the purpose of this web site. You…" Rand Moore replied Jul 16, 2011 to Best size box	5	Jul 16, 2011 Reply by PinetreeJoe
"Hi All. I replied 7 hours ago to Matt Quinney's post to the Scale Lengths discussi…" Rand Moore replied Jul 14, 2011 to Conflicting Information - HELP	14	Oct 28, 2011 Reply by Barefoot Joel

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Rand Moore's Discussions (803)

"Hi Wagner, The scale length is to a large extent a matter of personal taste. I pref…"

"According to wFret.com, a 25 inch scale should have the following fret spacing: -Ra…"

"Well, it's good to hear you found a usable saw. Happy fretting... -Rand."

"Hi Marmalade, The fret saw specification you are looking for is called the "kerf", w…"

"Hi Paul, I don't know much about stomp boxes, but there is a discussion group on CBN…"

"Hi Mal, What sound are you going for? I believe the man to ask is Kenny Lee Burgess,…"

"Hi Paul, The only tip I have to offer is to make sure you wrap the string once or tw…"

"On my instruments the bridge is typically a tad bit higher than the nut to give the…"

"Hi Bob. Don't be shy about borrowing ideas, that's the purpose of this web site. You…"

"Hi All. I replied 7 hours ago to Matt Quinney's post to the Scale Lengths discussi…"

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