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RE: New Bailey Guitars postcards required

Still needs curtains ... you must have some old ones hanging around someplace??

5 years ago
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RE: Pickup pole spacing

With apologies for my poor mouse control (and hence the extra 0.043mm on the lateral dimension!), here's a blow up of the black dot that you see at th...

5 years ago
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RE: Pickup pole spacing

@Tej I was curious, and have too much time on my hands, so I just drew out the dimensions of a 12" and 14" radius circle, aligned them both to the t...

5 years ago
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RE: Flattening Jig

OK - it's a lovely flat piece of Ash .... firewood then. Or it goes in the big box of "that'll come in handy one day" bits ... you've got the space ...

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

I’m glad it’s a good thing. I should have caveated the "good thing" comment with "that's just my opinion, other opinions are equally valid" 🤣 ...

5 years ago
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RE: Pickup pole spacing

Rumour is that reads your sub-conscious and types what you're thinking ...

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

So what colour/s will it be when you've finished it?? 🤣 Looking very boo-ish! (That's a good thing btw).

5 years ago
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RE: Pickup pole spacing

If you file the string slots in the saddle deeper, then you'll be able to create a 12" radius from what starts out as a 14" radius bridge. You can't ...

5 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

Totally agree. Most famous players have their sound, doesn't matter what pickups are on what guitar, through which amp, they still sound like you ex...

5 years ago
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RE: Pickup pole spacing

Seriously @mattbeels (seriously, for once!), is that a biggie? I've never really considered the radius of the bridge when choosing which one to use.

5 years ago
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RE: **PINK FLAKE STRAT**

How many other threads have you got here? I was watching your other (other) thread for updates on this Strat. And then I found it here, on another ...

5 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

@rocknroller912 (& @mattbeels). There's a story to this guitar. When I did my first BYOG workshop course (2007), we all stayed on-site, and sa...

5 years ago
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RE: **PINK FLAKE STRAT**

That suggests that you don't consider *us* to be your friends, 😫 Sounds like a good thing that you're doing Boo. Again.

5 years ago
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RE: First New Electric for a While

That is indeed the hard way! Respect to those who have the skills to achieve that with hand tools. 👍

5 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

@mattbeels - when I eat at Michelin restaurants, I don't (often) tell the chef what salt to use.

5 years ago
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RE: Flattening Jig

So, now what are you going to make from that nice flat piece of Ash?

5 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

OK, maybe i did change the strings. But I wound them properly, according to the teachings.

5 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

Ahhhhhhh @mattbeels, but I didn't make that one. It was created for me, by a guitar making genius, using special magic, known only to a master of ...

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