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Fretted freatboards for sale

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Hello I'm looking for someone preferably in Canada, due to shipping costs, that is selling fully fretted freatboards. Anybody out there??Continue

looking for info on making an old guitar into a reso

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hello there was an article a whle back that had a guy on here talking about taking a japenese guitar and replacing the bridge with a reso top.I can't find the link????anyone know???TIAContinue

size of wire to hook up pots and pups

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what size or gauge of wire should I be using to wire volume/tone/pups???Continue

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"Hey Uncle J, thanks for the kind words. Most of mine are tuned to open G, this one does not have a Venier, often I will use the thin paper in the box for Venier. Check Galloshguitars on fb Thanks again "

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"Tell us about these. Great looking head stocks. Is this one a veneer? How are you tuned? How do they sound? How is your playing going?"

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"I don't think I saw one of your builds until a few months ago. They were very good and so are these."

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"Super nice. How did you do the skull fret markers?"

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Lark Leazar replied to mugs's discussion Fretted freatboards for sale

"https://precisionguitarkits.com/product/slotted-fretboard"

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BrianQ. replied to mugs's discussion Fretted freatboards for sale

"You could try posting in the Canadian group? https://cigarboxnation.com/group/canadian-cbg"

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