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Posted on July 8, 2010 at 9:24am 0 Comments 0 Likes

I'm Tim from Mc Henry Illinois. Ive been making 3 strings for about 4 months. Im on my 6th build now and its a 4 string! I've got a set of d'addario light accoustics in front of me n im not sure what strings to use for a 4 string... Do i go high or low?

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At 9:58am on January 26, 2012, stevo said…: thanks for comment...great work.

At 1:10pm on March 1, 2011, darren brown said…: thanks man, realy like you cbg,s very nice stuff .

At 6:11am on February 11, 2011, Jess said…: Hi Tim: Yes, your guitar is getting great reviews, well deserved I might add, and I am pleased that you chose me to lay down the lines and art for you to turn into one of the most creative pieces I've seen on the CBN. It was a pleasure working with you, and I look forward to another go-round when you're ready. If anyone you know wants special pinstriping or art, send them my way, or to my blog.

At 3:00pm on December 20, 2010, rodney fruits said…: What great lookin builds you have, glad i stopped by and took a look.

At 1:46am on December 18, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Happy Holidays :) Enjoy.

At 3:13am on October 28, 2010, Jess said…: Tim: Email me at... jandrallred@msn.com...I have some pinstriping information which may be of help if you're still interested in persuing it, there's no reason to bore folks on this site with details non-related to CBGs. Jess

At 6:28pm on October 27, 2010, Jess said…: Tim:

Let me noodle some ideas around and I'll get back to you. In the meantime, Diane (Chicago) builds some pretty neat stuff and she is promoting get-togethers there from time to time, if that may work. As far as sharing thoughts about striping, I will be pleased to give you some ideas and pointers. The Tiki thing sounds fun. Been slinging paint for more than fifty years, so perhaps I can help in some way. I noticed you asked a question some time ago about 4-strings. I recommend 5-4-3-2 (A,D,g,b) for four-string gits, tuned DGbd.

At 4:49pm on October 27, 2010, Jess said…: I don't have anything laying around, but give me an idea of what you might like in a panel and I can whip something up. Better yet, I live in Ohio and it might be fun to get some of us mid-westerners together for a CBG thing and at the time I could paint something for you. At any rate, I'll be happy to lay down some lines for you.

At 4:02am on October 23, 2010, Bluesheart said…: Thanks man, keep up the nice work. Like your logo too.

At 2:34pm on October 22, 2010, Mike Bingham said…: Thanks for the friend invitation! You have got some top-shelf stuff on here - pure excellence.

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