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"Ha, joke is on me. I was just photographing the bass for the gallery and it fell and…" JD replied Feb 28, 2020 to Dead "E" blues	11	Feb 28, 2020 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Taffy, what do you mean by "Two-piece tops and backs are a requirement in well-built…" JD replied Feb 28, 2020 to Dead "E" blues	11	Feb 28, 2020 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Thanks for all the replies. I replaced the soundboard with 5mm ply and changed the s…" JD replied Feb 28, 2020 to Dead "E" blues	11	Feb 28, 2020 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Thanks Taffy, I appreciate your input. I think I'm going skip the sound post." JD replied Feb 8, 2020 to stand up bass question	4	Feb 8, 2020 Reply by JD
" Thanks for the detailed reply. I'll have to think on this. I don't expect the instr…" JD replied Feb 5, 2020 to stand up bass question	4	Feb 8, 2020 Reply by JD
"I think there is a certain aesthetic appeal to using the 2/3 or 3/4 formula. My gut…" JD replied Dec 31, 2019 to where oh where do i put the saddle?	5	Jan 5, 2020 Reply by Paul scofield
"The advantage of a zero fret is if you use a sightly larger fret for the zero fret (…" JD replied Dec 27, 2019 to Zero fret	12	Jan 5, 2020 Reply by Paul Craig
"It should work. It's best to have a really solid work surface for pounding in the wi…" JD replied Dec 11, 2019 to Fretwoods	4	Dec 14, 2019 Reply by Southpaw
"The neck angle also helps acoustically when no pick ups are used. It requires a high…" JD replied Oct 14, 2019 to Fret Boards, Necks and Truss Rods	20	Oct 22, 2019 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Interesting; but I think I'll stick with cutters. " JD replied Oct 14, 2019 to Fret cutting questions	8	Oct 15, 2019 Reply by Titch the Clown

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JD's Discussions (37)

"Ha, joke is on me. I was just photographing the bass for the gallery and it fell and…"

"Taffy, what do you mean by "Two-piece tops and backs are a requirement in well-built…"

"Thanks for all the replies. I replaced the soundboard with 5mm ply and changed the s…"

"Thanks Taffy, I appreciate your input. I think I'm going skip the sound post."

" Thanks for the detailed reply. I'll have to think on this. I don't expect the instr…"

"I think there is a certain aesthetic appeal to using the 2/3 or 3/4 formula. My gut…"

"The advantage of a zero fret is if you use a sightly larger fret for the zero fret (…"

"It should work. It's best to have a really solid work surface for pounding in the wi…"

"The neck angle also helps acoustically when no pick ups are used. It requires a high…"

"Interesting; but I think I'll stick with cutters. "

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