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"Thanks David. I'll take a look. Much appreciated. " Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Jan 20, 2018 to Optimum string choice for 23" scale length build.	23	Apr 4, 2018 Reply by James Ross-Smith
"Glad that you managed to get it resolved Sharon. Good on hubby for sticking with it…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Jan 18, 2018 to Tuning question - kinda of long	7	Jan 18, 2018 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear
"Thanks William. I'll bear that one in mind. I've just today acquired a fender mini (…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Jan 12, 2018 to Optimum string choice for 23" scale length build.	23	Apr 4, 2018 Reply by James Ross-Smith
"Thanks John. It's hopefully going to be a fretted jobbie, even after cutting my hand…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Jan 11, 2018 to Optimum string choice for 23" scale length build.	23	Apr 4, 2018 Reply by James Ross-Smith
"Thanks Jim. I appreciate your knowledge on the subject. Less tension is good then. L…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Jan 11, 2018 to Optimum string choice for 23" scale length build.	23	Apr 4, 2018 Reply by James Ross-Smith
"Watch this space Gary :) They're a friendly bunch on here and very helpful but I jus…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Jan 11, 2018 to Optimum string choice for 23" scale length build.	23	Apr 4, 2018 Reply by James Ross-Smith
"You can play all the same chord shapes and the scales will be the same in any 151 tu…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Jan 10, 2018 to Tuning question - kinda of long	7	Jan 18, 2018 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear
"Not sure about the measurement or size of the flying bridge but I'd suggest above th…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Aug 18, 2017 to Pure and simple CBG	6	Apr 30, 2019 Reply by Craig Cole
"Hey Ron. That link that you sent me looks great but what are the eight columns (some…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Jun 26, 2017 to STILL confused about what strings are best for what.	7	Jun 26, 2017 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear
"Will do Ron. Now for some wake-up juice AKA tea, nectar of the sublime! Thanks agai…" Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear replied Jun 26, 2017 to STILL confused about what strings are best for what.	7	Jun 26, 2017 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear

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Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear's Discussions (410)

"Thanks David. I'll take a look. Much appreciated. "

"Glad that you managed to get it resolved Sharon. Good on hubby for sticking with it…"

"Thanks William. I'll bear that one in mind. I've just today acquired a fender mini (…"

"Thanks John. It's hopefully going to be a fretted jobbie, even after cutting my hand…"

"Thanks Jim. I appreciate your knowledge on the subject. Less tension is good then. L…"

"Watch this space Gary :) They're a friendly bunch on here and very helpful but I jus…"

"You can play all the same chord shapes and the scales will be the same in any 151 tu…"

"Not sure about the measurement or size of the flying bridge but I'd suggest above th…"

"Hey Ron. That link that you sent me looks great but what are the eight columns (some…"

"Will do Ron. Now for some wake-up juice AKA tea, nectar of the sublime! Thanks agai…"

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