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"Hmmm. I increased the zoom to about 200% on photo #5, and I'm afraid that Ken may h…" Alan Roberts replied Jun 7, 2010 to First CBG just about done - Looks good, but won't stay tuned...	21	Jun 10, 2010 Reply by kenrg
"Photo #2 DOES look like you have those tuners upside down (I did that too). #3 A lot…" Alan Roberts replied Jun 6, 2010 to First CBG just about done - Looks good, but won't stay tuned...	21	Jun 10, 2010 Reply by kenrg
"Tsk. Only ONE photo, and none on your page? Get to it, chum, there's pixels that nee…" Alan Roberts replied May 25, 2010 to Head thickness and nut height	38	Jun 12, 2010 Reply by Bruce
"Happy brithday, Shane. The AARP will be sending you mail before you know it." Alan Roberts replied May 20, 2010 to happy birthday SHANE!!!! (lets fill this one with as many B-day wishes as we can!!)	16	May 21, 2010 Reply by Bruce
"Could you tell me what cutting disk you use? The only one I have was useless. The pe…" Alan Roberts replied May 15, 2010 to How do I make slides?	31	Sep 16, 2010 Reply by Naz Nomad
"OK, here's how to neatly break FLAT glass. 1) score glass with a diamond-edged glass…" Alan Roberts replied May 13, 2010 to How do I make slides?	31	Sep 16, 2010 Reply by Naz Nomad
"I don't know about koa toothpicks, but I made up a bunch of koa chopsticks... There…" Alan Roberts replied May 11, 2010 to An open letter to the guy who keeps making cigar box clocks	17	May 11, 2010 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)
"Wow. That is what I was looking for. Now I'll burn holes in my tabletop with confide…" Alan Roberts replied May 10, 2010 to Sorry....Piezo Question	7	May 10, 2010 Reply by Alan Roberts
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"3/4" width at the nut and bridge? Well... that is interesting. I just measured mine…" Alan Roberts replied May 8, 2010 to Head thickness and nut height	38	Jun 12, 2010 Reply by Bruce

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Alan Roberts's Discussions (62)

"Hmmm. I increased the zoom to about 200% on photo #5, and I'm afraid that Ken may h…"

"Photo #2 DOES look like you have those tuners upside down (I did that too). #3 A lot…"

"Tsk. Only ONE photo, and none on your page? Get to it, chum, there's pixels that nee…"

"Happy brithday, Shane. The AARP will be sending you mail before you know it."

"Could you tell me what cutting disk you use? The only one I have was useless. The pe…"

"OK, here's how to neatly break FLAT glass. 1) score glass with a diamond-edged glass…"

"I don't know about koa toothpicks, but I made up a bunch of koa chopsticks... There…"

"Wow. That is what I was looking for. Now I'll burn holes in my tabletop with confide…"

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"3/4" width at the nut and bridge? Well... that is interesting. I just measured mine…"