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    😟 All the best for the next chapter in your life...

    😟 All the best for the next chapter in your life Adam. You've been great on helping me out over the last couple of years.
    Cheers
    Mike
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    Well, that was a total waste of $325. The GRSF1...

    Well, that was a total waste of $325. The GRSF1 is now a pile of splinters in the rubbish bin. Never again. Over and out.
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    Update on my darling Missy. I had to have her put...

    Update on my darling Missy. I had to have her put to sleep three weeks ago. She couldn’t be a little dog anymore as her arthritis spread everywhere and the steroids just made grossly overweight and...
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    Looks grim for this kit now.

    Ok. I’m back. I wander past everyday, look at it and think, “will I cut an access hole in the back so I can do all the wiring?”. I’ve decided, yep, it’s the only way to complete the guitar without...
  5. Thread: Need help!

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    Wow. Thanks guys. Much food for thought. Some...

    Wow. Thanks guys. Much food for thought. Some soldering practice is nigh. ;)
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    Right. Thanks Simon. I’ll watch the instructional...

    Right. Thanks Simon. I’ll watch the instructional video again - a few more times.
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    Thanks for the tips Dacious. I’ve been struggling...

    Thanks for the tips Dacious. I’ve been struggling for years to solder. I just can’t hold the wire and the solder and the iron all at once. It does my damn head in - not to mention burning my fingers...
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    This my multimeter. 37058 Ok, having burnt 4...

    This my multimeter.
    37058
    Ok, having burnt 4 fingers of my left hand, the wiring is now soldered. A mess but it it what it is.
    I know zero about electronics. Treat me as a 10 year old farmers boy....
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    Need help!

    Hey geeks, I bought a multimeter to test stuff. I have no idea how to use it. I want to test a box of used potentiometers, Caps, switches etc to see if they work properly. Could someone draw some...
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    More like grandad...:D

    More like grandad...:D
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    Yes thanks Scott. Got it. Now to solder without...

    Yes thanks Scott. Got it. Now to solder without welding myself to a capacitor and rendering myself incapacitated.
    Cheers
    Mike
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    I can’t see any numbers but I’m blind as a bat so...

    I can’t see any numbers but I’m blind as a bat so maybe they’re there. Anyway, I have a supply of .22 and .47 Orange caps so I’ll use one or t’ other of them instead. Thanx for the advice.
    Cheers...
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    Yo Cliff. Been fiddling around in my tiny 3x3 m...

    Yo Cliff. Been fiddling around in my tiny 3x3 m shed (it’s actually my bedroom but I live in my living room now). The project has been hanging on the wall for 6 months or so, so time to get...
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    I’m baaack. 36999 Onto the wiring after a few...

    I’m baaack.
    36999
    Onto the wiring after a few months away from it all.
    Looking at the alternative wiring diagram, it shows a green Cap at the master tone Pot. My package came with 2 tiny brown...
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    GR-1SF Archtop Part 3

    33922
    Neck glued in.
    Primed 2 coats and sanded
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    hmmm. For some reason my pics no longer upload. ??

    hmmm. For some reason my pics no longer upload. ??
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    Thanks for the copper tape tip, Simon. I was...

    Thanks for the copper tape tip, Simon. I was wondering if it would be necessary. Will be checking out the Pure tone Jacks.
    Cheers
    Mike
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    GR-1SF Archtop - Part 2

    This is my materials and components list. Items marked * are my modifications.
    1. Pit Bull GR-1SF Kit complete.
    2. Schaller Roller bridge*
    3. Duesenberg Z Locking Tuners*
    4. TUSQ Nut*
    5....
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    That's what I bought Cliff. Cheers

    That's what I bought Cliff.
    Cheers
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    GR-1SF Archtop Part 1

    Hey all, this is my first Kit Build, also my first hollow body, first archtop etc. I've built a few solid bodys from scratch with an eye to one day attempting a hollow body based on this, which I'll...
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    Kit Suggestion

    I'm a BIG fan of Duesenberg Guitars, particularly this model 33888. However, I doubt a kit could be done. I built a solid body from scratch using insanely expensive genuine Duesenberg hardware and...
  22. Thread: Gr-1sf

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    GR-SF1 Kit Tremolo query

    Hi all. I'm new here but not a beginner. I've been making solid bodies for a few years and decided it was time to try my hand at an arch top after stumbling across a battered old 1959 Maton Premier...
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