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"Right on JD. Get to it and get yer gits goin'! As Wayfinder so aptly expressed, it i…" Grandpa replied Apr 4, 2016 to first CBG "neck to lid build" questions	25	Apr 5, 2016 Reply by J.D.
"J.D.: From your last post, I understand that you are attaching your neck to the unde…" Grandpa replied Apr 3, 2016 to first CBG "neck to lid build" questions	25	Apr 5, 2016 Reply by J.D.
"Rob, lots of good info. in this thread. Helpful to me, too. Good luck." Grandpa replied Apr 2, 2016 to Resonator Cover plate	1	Apr 2, 2016 Reply by Grandpa
"Welcome to CBG madness, JD. Good luck on your first build. One of my first builds w…" Grandpa replied Mar 27, 2016 to first CBG "neck to lid build" questions	25	Apr 5, 2016 Reply by J.D.
"Welcome to cbg insanity. I started building with my grandsons. That was @ 27 guitars…" Grandpa replied Mar 18, 2016 to Hi	10	Mar 19, 2016 Reply by Kenneth A McAuley
"Move to a place with a bigger space! LOL. I have a wide, short file cabinet under my…" Grandpa replied Mar 11, 2016 to Workbench Mayhem... Help! I have more stuff than space.	39	Mar 18, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"I'm a bit late to this discussion, but when I use 6 pole mag pickups on a 3 or 4 str…" Grandpa replied Feb 18, 2016 to Converting the look of a 6 pole pickup	22	Apr 16, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"Every time you discuss a family purchase, you mentally calculate how many tuners, pi…" Grandpa replied Jan 30, 2016 to You know you're addicted to CBG when...	35	Feb 25, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"By way of update: I made two license plate reso's this week. I did not wish to put h…" Grandpa replied Jan 29, 2016 to Back of Box Sound Hole(s)	16	Jan 30, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"I recently read a couple of articles regarding the use of an additional sound port o…" Grandpa replied Jan 24, 2016 to Back of Box Sound Hole(s)	16	Jan 30, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder

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Grandpa's Discussions (301)

"Right on JD. Get to it and get yer gits goin'! As Wayfinder so aptly expressed, it i…"

"J.D.: From your last post, I understand that you are attaching your neck to the unde…"

"Rob, lots of good info. in this thread. Helpful to me, too. Good luck."

"Welcome to CBG madness, JD. Good luck on your first build. One of my first builds w…"

"Welcome to cbg insanity. I started building with my grandsons. That was @ 27 guitars…"

"Move to a place with a bigger space! LOL. I have a wide, short file cabinet under my…"

"I'm a bit late to this discussion, but when I use 6 pole mag pickups on a 3 or 4 str…"

"Every time you discuss a family purchase, you mentally calculate how many tuners, pi…"

"By way of update: I made two license plate reso's this week. I did not wish to put h…"

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