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"thanks for the advice guys, also good idea with the clamps C#Merle. I just need to g…" alectron replied Nov 8, 2011 to fretting over frets	4	Nov 8, 2011 Reply by alectron
"The ends of the frets are only slightly lower than the middle, and on a scrap piece…" alectron replied Nov 6, 2011 to fretting over frets	4	Nov 8, 2011 Reply by alectron
"I hate to say this, but it took me a really long time just to burn 'em in and I need…" alectron replied Jan 25, 2011 to Nails as Frets	13	Jan 27, 2011 Reply by G. B.
"I think I'll just try it." alectron replied Jan 25, 2011 to Nails as Frets	13	Jan 27, 2011 Reply by G. B.
"I'm focusing mainly on easier, because this is only my 3rd build." alectron replied Jan 24, 2011 to Nails as Frets	13	Jan 27, 2011 Reply by G. B.
"I just wanna get this project finished so I'm looking for a final verdict: Are they…" alectron replied Jan 24, 2011 to Nails as Frets	13	Jan 27, 2011 Reply by G. B.
"I don't really know what I'm looking at" alectron replied Jan 23, 2011 to Nails as Frets	13	Jan 27, 2011 Reply by G. B.
"Also, I have two piezos in parallel. I bought two 250k potentiometers and I thinking…" alectron replied Jan 18, 2011 to Do Piezos and potentiometers have to be grounded? and also...	12	Jan 18, 2011 Reply by alectron
"That looks perhaps a little complicated for what I want. I'm thinking perhaps I coul…" alectron replied Jan 17, 2011 to Do Piezos and potentiometers have to be grounded? and also...	12	Jan 18, 2011 Reply by alectron
"Now that my first question has been answered, can anyone help me with the second one?" alectron replied Jan 17, 2011 to Do Piezos and potentiometers have to be grounded? and also...	12	Jan 18, 2011 Reply by alectron

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alectron's Discussions (68)

"thanks for the advice guys, also good idea with the clamps C#Merle. I just need to g…"

"The ends of the frets are only slightly lower than the middle, and on a scrap piece…"

"I hate to say this, but it took me a really long time just to burn 'em in and I need…"

"I think I'll just try it."

"I'm focusing mainly on easier, because this is only my 3rd build."

"I just wanna get this project finished so I'm looking for a final verdict: Are they…"

"I don't really know what I'm looking at"

"Also, I have two piezos in parallel. I bought two 250k potentiometers and I thinking…"

"That looks perhaps a little complicated for what I want. I'm thinking perhaps I coul…"

"Now that my first question has been answered, can anyone help me with the second one?"

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