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I grew up in NW Arkansas. Heard "The Band" play at a local nightclub backing up Ronnie Hawkins, when they were called "The Hawks". I was in a local band playing electric guitar. Robbie was a couple...

This whole story is hilarious!! :) Thanks for posting. I'll be in a jolly mood for hours! :) :)

Over 10 years ago I released my own CD of mostly original songs. Did have 3 covers. Used Harry Fox to prepay the about 9 cents per CD per song for 400 CDs I estimated I would sell/giveaway. Plus a...

Same with me! Just have to remember what the current chord is. :)

Nice one! Also liked the jazzy solo one following it. :)

I second the thumbs up on Robert Sherman in Napa. Found his name here on the Cafe. Recently had him do some work on my kit-built Siminoff F5. Since building it several years ago, my old hands have...

Sounds great. I'll be looking for it! Thanks for the effort.

Very nice looking! Is that one of the current SM kits or the previous ones they discontinued?

I'm working on one of the current kits in a concert size now. Built a soprano older kit for my...

As a teenager of the 50s, I sure remember S&H stamps!! :)

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I have a Collings MT and asked them what the fret size was on it. Got the following response:

Our standard fretwire dimensions are as follows:
crown width: 2 mm...

Having built a Siminoff F5 kit (no longer available), I would advise just building the first one and see how you like the process. Also, to simplify things, build an A model vs. and F model. I...

I didn't do any pore-fill. Looked fine to me, but YMMV. :) You might want to try both methods on a test piece.

Earlier this year I finished a StewMac soprano uke kit for my granddaughter. Used TruOil for the finish and it came out very nice. Applied about 10 coats and didn't do any serious buffing. I'd...

Three years ago I bought a custom set of 4 nut files from an eBay vendor for $54 (with shipping). Probably more now. Send them an eBay msg for a quote on the sizes you want. Here is a link to some...

Thanks for the additional replies. I put a drop of Tru Oil in the ding and wiped the area. The next day I could hardly find the spot to add more TO. :)

My customer (7 year old granddaughter)...

Thanks for the replies. Don't really have a dent in the wood. Only a chip in the finish. I think I'll try the "tiny drop/wipe" with TO method and see how it works.

I was happy with the Tru Oil finish I did on my mahogany uke. However, when installing the bridge, I put a small ding in the finish. Maybe 1/8" around.

I thought about different ways to fix it:...

Agreed. Poor wording. I meant that after tweaking the setup I might decide not to refret.

Robert, thanks for the good tips.

Thanks for the tips! Especially the links to the good info at the mirwa website.

As far as action at 1st fret, I'm within reason. However, my Collings MT is definitely lower I'm going to tweak...

Going to refret my F5 I built 4 years ago from a kit. Not because of the minor fret wear, but because I think I'd like larger frets better. My kit came with 25X50 wire. After being a bit agressive...

Someone gave me a Primetone for my guitar and I liked it. Bought some rounded 1.3s for my mando and I like them, too. A brighter tone than the BC or Wegan with more volume. I'd rather take the...

Per a website, he joined Monroe in 1963, recorded one single with him and left in early 1964.

I saw Dan and the Hot Licks at a show in Napa, CA around Christmas of last year (less than 2 months before he died). Had only heard of him, but never seen him. His performance was not the quality I...

Thanks for all the tips! I tried a pocket knife and it seemed to work a bit better. Then I remembered I had some very sharp Flexcut carving knives. The small one worked good. Still using a...

I'm inlaying a large (9/16" high) script letter "L" into my uke project peghead. It has a very thin layer of ebony (I think) over the mahogany beneath. The inlay is up to 1/8" wide, so the pocket...