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"your welcome and you can use the shaft as a bridge of nut set into an appropriate pi…" Coventry Halfpenny guitars replied Jun 10, 2016 to Help with parts please	19	Jun 14, 2016 Reply by Fomhorach
"Hi There Toofy The short answer is take a 4mm rivet hold the thick end in a pair of…" Coventry Halfpenny guitars replied Jun 10, 2016 to Help with parts please	19	Jun 14, 2016 Reply by Fomhorach
"Ahh yes I Rick Mceon is pretty good too " Coventry Halfpenny guitars replied May 31, 2014 to 3 string chords! inc how to play a 3 string cbg.	1	May 31, 2014 Reply by Coventry Halfpenny guitars
"have you discovered joe cribb yet,he is putting some really good tutorials an he isn…" Coventry Halfpenny guitars replied May 29, 2014 to not easy is it!!	13	May 30, 2014 Reply by john mackay
"ahhh good old Lidl" Coventry Halfpenny guitars replied Feb 9, 2014 to First build	14	Feb 20, 2014 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"Good job lovin the art work is it hand painted or tranfer printed.a la T shirt print…" Coventry Halfpenny guitars replied Feb 9, 2014 to First build	14	Feb 20, 2014 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"that looks godd Micheal where do you get the white purling from" Coventry Halfpenny guitars replied Jan 29, 2014 to Fretboard Blanks	17	Feb 1, 2014 Reply by The Capo Kid
"try homebase thry sell hardwood strip wood 44mm x 6mm x 3mts for £6 if you have a p…" Coventry Halfpenny guitars replied Jan 29, 2014 to Fretboard Blanks	17	Feb 1, 2014 Reply by The Capo Kid
"Hi Mal Sorry to here of your illness,are you selling the Mississippi number plate in…" Coventry Halfpenny guitars replied Jan 15, 2014 to licence plate electic/acustick	1	Jan 15, 2014 Reply by Coventry Halfpenny guitars
"Hi londonbackpackr I make it more like 16 1/2" neck which 12 plenty.A 4" headstoci…" Coventry Halfpenny guitars replied Jan 11, 2014 to First build	14	Feb 20, 2014 Reply by ChickenboneJohn

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