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woohoo daddy got a work bench
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My first workbench in 35 years
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Diane in Chicago replied to Ryan Forshee's discussion Music in Kandahar in the group CBGs for Service Members"Ryan, I have a 15" little guitar in progress that might be a good match for you. It is a bit larger than a mandolin. It will have 3 strings. If you want to play this one with your daughter, I can put on diatonic frets so it is…"
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"Thanks Craig and Maddog. The tuners are just regular econos: scuffed the knobs with an emery board, colored em with Sharpies & gave them a shot of clear coat."
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Anyone have any 3 string cord songs and give the frets.. Like 3,5,7,5,6,3.. thanks
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