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We've got a three stringer in the works, yours if you like. Not a short scale, but our necks are tapered and rounded so should be easy for both the kids and yourself. Look for a Friend request and we'll continue with…"
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Slowpaw Steve T replied to Steve, telson band's discussion cohiba cigar box original logo's"yep....big brother is watching! (-8"
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ChickenboneJohn replied to Steve, telson band's discussion cohiba cigar box original logo's"Well..maybe nobody is going to get chased down by Cohiba...but big businesses are VERY careful about seeing their logos bootlegged...and they REALLY don't like unfranchised and unauthorised versions of their logo being used...ANYWHERE. Chances…"
darryl kernaghan replied to Steve, telson band's discussion cohiba cigar box original logo's"i,ve done 3 cohibas,,they are surprisingly loud accoustically,i thinned 1 and if anything,was a bit duller"
Slowpaw Steve T replied to Steve, telson band's discussion cohiba cigar box original logo's"no need to thin down the soundboard - i've found thick ones sound just as good and help keep the whole box rigid, the whole box should resonate with a firm mounting for the bridge which shouldn't bend (-:"
The Phrygian Kid replied to Steve, telson band's discussion cohiba cigar box original logo's"Well seems to me ur not gonna thin from inside if you've already x braced the top....
They're not gonna give two shits... There's a huge difference between reproducing their graphics to bootleg cigars and reproducing it to relabel a…"
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