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At 3:51am on January 5, 2016, Janis Wilson Hughes said…

Thank you Rooster! :) I can't tell you how much I appreciate your encouragement. I'm looking forward to learning more and sharing with the group. 

At 11:23am on November 21, 2015, Michael Fred Johnson said…

Thanks for the invitation Rooster

At 3:37pm on July 2, 2015, Monterey said…
Hey Rooster, good to be your friend!
At 1:24am on July 2, 2015, A.D.EKER said…

Thanks Rooster its not that hard to make and maybee some out there see the benefits of this small but handy adjustment ! Greeeettsszz A.D

At 11:01pm on June 21, 2015, Uncle John said…

Best wishes on a fast, full recovery and back to the fest next year.

At 10:20am on June 21, 2015, Uncle John said…

Hey, Rooster.   It's good to have you for a CBN friend.  I like your builds, especially the Fatboy and the bass. 

Alabama, did you get to go to the fest down there?

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Cable tie frets

Posted on November 13, 2015 at 9:00pm 38 Comments

I was looking for a way to mark out the frets on a lap steel I'm building and thought this might be of some use to others building any type of fretless guitar.

After marking out and cutting the slots like I would do if using fret wire, I used a hacksaw to widen the slots out to hold a 4" plastic cable…

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