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CONTEST: The Plumber's Challenge!!! Plumbing, HVAC parts build-off - June 2017 Take a 'crack' at the Plumber's Challenge! CONTEST OVERVIEW: What instrument can you build that starts with plumbing and heating/AC parts… Started by Cigar Box Nation	34	Jun 27, 2017 Reply by Jim Morris
VIDEO: Blues legend, Mac Arnold scorches the blues on his gas can guitar In the world of the Cigar Box Guitar movement, blues legend and gas can guitarist, Mac Arnold is tragically under represented. He was bor… Started by Cigar Box Nation	8	Jun 21, 2017 Reply by Dano Schultz
COOL VIDEO: He Saved All His Wood Scraps for a Striped Guitar Neck! What happens when you spend all day cutting 1/8" thick wood on a CNC laser cutter? Apparently, C. B. Gitty's Jason Munoz gets inspired to… Started by Cigar Box Nation Official	5	Jun 12, 2017 Reply by Carl Franklin
Winners of the 2017 "2x4 Build-Off" Judging the 2x4 build-off was brutal! Everybody stepped up their game and each entry was top notch. In fact, it took us an entire week t… Started by Cigar Box Nation	0	Jun 8, 2017
Microwave Dave's haunting "Trail of Tears" on Lowebow cigar box guitar Microwave Dave Gallagher is an icon in the cigar box guitar world and will be a headliner at the 2017 Huntsville, AL Cigar Box Guitar Fest… Started by Cigar Box Nation	3	Jun 7, 2017 Reply by Blues Frog
Russell Bland interview - The Cigar Box Guitar Builder's Forum , NOLA 2017 Russell Bland of Hammond, LA is interviewed by Shane at the 2017 New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival. Bland shows off the 3-string elec… Started by Cigar Box Nation	0	Jun 7, 2017
2017 Huntsville AL Cigar Box Guitar Fest announced! - JUNE 2 & 3 - Performers, info, tickets & links The Cigar Box Guitar Festival at Lowe Mill in Huntsville AL returns June 2 & 3, 2017 with ten acts appearing over the two days. This… Started by Cigar Box Nation	4	Jun 5, 2017 Reply by Lane Martin
Jazzy F7 Tuning for 4-string cigar box guitar I want to start adding old Tin Pan Alley songs to my repertoire, but was having trouble playing them on my 4-string. The best solution w… Started by Cigar Box Nation	7	Jun 5, 2017
CONTEST: The 2x4 Challenge!!! May 2017 CONTEST OVERVIEW: What instrument can you build that starts with a 2x4 plank? We're looking for the most spectacular, innovative, intere… Started by Cigar Box Nation	57	May 31, 2017 Reply by John Bernyk
Hymn for Her plays Led Zep's "Bron Yr Aur Stomp" on cigar box guitar & banjo Hymn for Her is one of the headliners of this week's 2017 Cigar Box Guitar Festival in Huntsville, AL. We were blown away when we discover… Started by Cigar Box Nation	0	May 29, 2017

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