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Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« on: January 15, 2017, 12:28:38 AM »
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Re: Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2017, 01:35:42 AM »
A fretted fretless?
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Re: Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2017, 04:57:26 AM »
Most likely yes. Because there are no position dots.
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Re: Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2017, 01:27:18 PM »
Quote from: amptech on January 15, 2017, 01:35:42 AM
A fretted fretless?

Think they meant stringless.
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Re: Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2017, 04:31:07 PM »
As a trial-out for me, Peter Cook ground down all the frets on my RD rather than removing and filling the slots, so I could experiment with the beast as a fretless... kept it that way for some years... PC was long-gone when I had a place called Andy's in central London do the filling work with wood... been that way ever since... sort of...
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Re: Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2017, 09:34:37 AM »
You played without the cavities properly filled? Time for a severe dental reprimand!
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Re: Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2017, 12:17:29 PM »
Quote from: uwe on January 17, 2017, 09:34:37 AM
You played without the cavities properly filled? Time for a severe dental reprimand!

Oh, we're all in favor of filling appropriate cavities around here. 

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Re: Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2017, 04:57:04 PM »
Quote from: uwe on January 17, 2017, 09:34:37 AM
You played without the cavities properly filled? Time for a severe dental reprimand!

Metal fillings, dear chap... metal fillings... You've heard of Jaws, haven't you...? :mrgreen:
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Re: Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2017, 08:11:15 PM »
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Re: Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2017, 05:09:44 AM »
Political references are usually frowned upon here but I think we can make an exception for Vermin Supreme. Welcome to the forum Webtroll.
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Re: Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2017, 09:53:03 AM »
Quote from: uwe on January 17, 2017, 09:34:37 AM
You played without the cavities properly filled? Time for a severe dental reprimand!

 I was hoping for a spanking!  :-*
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Re: Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2017, 01:34:07 AM »
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Re: Perhaps No One Will Notice The Fret Board
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2017, 06:25:17 PM »
Quote from: 4stringer77 on February 07, 2017, 05:09:44 AM
Political references are usually frowned upon here but I think we can make an exception for Vermin Supreme. Welcome to the forum Webtroll.

DOH! Sorry saw the dental references and he popped into my mind. How many ponies to cover the fine?
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