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Veit Doehler

 

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Post  Posted 7 Feb 2020 5:48 am    
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I always wondered, what's the purpose of these things. Now I finally found out:

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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 7 Feb 2020 6:53 am    
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Izzat where it goes?! I've been doing it wrong all these years.
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 7 Feb 2020 6:58 am    
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That's called "repurposing"! Surprised
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Fred Treece


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Post  Posted 7 Feb 2020 8:10 am    
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Wunderbar! Ich will eins...
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Bill Groner


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Post  Posted 7 Feb 2020 12:17 pm    
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Bar needs to be centered up on the strings. Dunnavetta!!
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Andy DePaule


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Post  Posted 7 Feb 2020 3:02 pm     Works better now!
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Works better now! The guitar sounds much better and my finger don't hurt so much. Whoa! Laughing
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 7 Feb 2020 4:38 pm    
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And he uses this for a Bar... Confused


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Fred Treece


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Post  Posted 8 Feb 2020 9:34 am    
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Doug Beaumier wrote:
And he uses this for a Bar... Confused


And they make with 8, 10, or 12 notches. So you never have to move it from string to string. Y’know, like...only rookies do that.
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Mick Hearn

 

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Post  Posted 16 Feb 2020 12:50 am    
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The seller is based in China which just about say's it all. And - they have sold 34 already. The mind boggles.
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