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"Thank Gents - your feed back is a real bonus! Kigar, It was a cheap guitar, so a hea…"

Tim Hooper replied Apr 19, 2020 to Guitalele - converting another dead guitar!

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"I'm a uke and guitar player, whereas my wife, Netty, is a skilled crafter in her own…"

Tim Hooper replied Nov 3, 2019 to What's on your workbench?

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"Thank you Gents! FWIW, my hard working prototype earned its keep this weekend at the…"

Tim Hooper replied Jul 29, 2019 to A pair of tambourleles!

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"If necessary, I'll add a tiny spot of CA glue at the ends of the frets before I star…"

Tim Hooper replied Jul 21, 2019 to Frets and fretboard

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Reply by Jerry Jordan

"I don't use a separate fret board for my ukes - they're installed directly into the…"

Tim Hooper replied Jul 21, 2019 to Frets and fretboard

 9 Jul 22, 2019
Reply by Jerry Jordan

"Will, Perma Grit are still going strong! Oddly enough, I also write for a modelling…"

Tim Hooper replied Jul 21, 2019 to Perma grit sandpaper

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"I'm with you on the straight string ethic, so I've adopted a tapered headstock shape…"

Tim Hooper replied Jul 6, 2019 to Laying out tuning machines on headstock?

 5 Jul 6, 2019
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"Here's one for consideration..... OK, so it's not for anyone but me, but this 6-stri…"

Tim Hooper replied Dec 26, 2018 to DIY Instrument Contest: What Came Out of Santa's Workshop! $1000 in Prizes

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Reply by Ken

"Besides the guitar, there's also a scale up of a vintage control line model, but bro…"

Tim Hooper replied Sep 20, 2018 to What's on your workbench?

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Reply by Carl Floyd

"My fault Taffy, I did remove the bits of card prior to gluing it all together. Any r…"

Tim Hooper replied Sep 19, 2018 to Truss rod without power tools

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