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"Cheapest I have found are from the Nottingham music shop on ebay at £11.99 (free P&a…" David L. replied Feb 9, 2011 to Fretboard blanks anyone?	8	Feb 26, 2011 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"Hi all, I have been really impressed with these "passive preamps" from china/Hong k…" David L. replied Feb 6, 2011 to Reasonably priced UK guitar parts supplier	24	Feb 6, 2011 Reply by t-belly johnson
"Hi Mal, How much of it do you want to do yourself? Maplin sells kits with a few bi…" David L. replied Feb 6, 2011 to simple home made amplifier drawing	2	Feb 6, 2011 Reply by Mal Chilvers
"......I don't have any burning desire to convert the world to cigar box guitar menta…" David L. replied Jan 26, 2011 to Your Group Needs You!	243	Mar 8, 2011 Reply by Roosterman
"It is always interesting to hear other views - I was surprised Chickenbone John foun…" David L. replied Jan 22, 2011 to Reasonably priced UK guitar parts supplier	24	Feb 6, 2011 Reply by t-belly johnson
"For classical strings I have been using these at £1.99 including postage http://cgi.…" David L. replied Jan 21, 2011 to Reasonably priced UK guitar parts supplier	24	Feb 6, 2011 Reply by t-belly johnson
"Hi Mr RW(B), Paid for on the evening of the 6th Jan arrived yesterday and today - so…" David L. replied Jan 15, 2011 to Reasonably priced UK guitar parts supplier	24	Feb 6, 2011 Reply by t-belly johnson
"In case anyone is interested in cheap bits and pieces I thought I'd bounce this thre…" David L. replied Jan 15, 2011 to Reasonably priced UK guitar parts supplier	24	Feb 6, 2011 Reply by t-belly johnson
"Hi, There is an excellent book to download free on the Smokehouse guitars group whic…" David L. replied Jan 12, 2011 to Head stocks and fretting.	5	Jan 15, 2011 Reply by D.C. Mansfield
"Hi, I went through a search before christmas and settled for these at £90.89 for a…" David L. replied Jan 5, 2011 to Nut files in UK?	12	May 24, 2011 Reply by Alan Hodges

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David L.'s Discussions (822)

"Cheapest I have found are from the Nottingham music shop on ebay at £11.99 (free P&a…"

"Hi all, I have been really impressed with these "passive preamps" from china/Hong k…"

"Hi Mal, How much of it do you want to do yourself? Maplin sells kits with a few bi…"

"......I don't have any burning desire to convert the world to cigar box guitar menta…"

"It is always interesting to hear other views - I was surprised Chickenbone John foun…"

"For classical strings I have been using these at £1.99 including postage http://cgi.…"

"Hi Mr RW(B), Paid for on the evening of the 6th Jan arrived yesterday and today - so…"

"In case anyone is interested in cheap bits and pieces I thought I'd bounce this thre…"

"Hi, There is an excellent book to download free on the Smokehouse guitars group whic…"

"Hi, I went through a search before christmas and settled for these at £90.89 for a…"

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