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My guitar making has finally outgrown the one table I have been working on. Spent the last two days cleaning out an old back room in the st…

Started by Tracy Tomlinson

 0 Oct 26, 2010

Not a cigarbox but a cool restoration project

Hey guy's,   Recently my uncle who works for the city found a guitar corpse when he was working, knowing about my Cbg hobby/fetish he broug…

Started by Bluesdog

 6 Oct 22, 2010
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For those of you who sell at festivals ....

How do yall pack multiple CBGs for travel?When I say multiple, I mean 10+.ANYONE have any ideas or suggestions?Matt

Started by Outhouse Instruments

 4 Oct 19, 2010
Reply by Uncle Pauly, Shanty Box Guitars

Anyone Know Who Built This?

My buddy Yahnatan (you can sometimes find him playing in my videos) caught this CB Instrument (looks like a Uke) at about 1:45. Anyone here…

Started by Ben

 1 Oct 18, 2010
Reply by Outhouse Instruments

Any Other Amateur Radio Ops also building CBGs?

This is one of those odd thoughts I had while thinking about something else: I am a Radio Amateur (ham), and have been for about 24 years.…

Started by Andy "Cracka" Duplay

 4 Oct 18, 2010
Reply by Andy "Cracka" Duplay

Sugarland on YouTube tonight

Sugarland is going to have a streaming YouTube broadcast of their concert tonight at 9pm EDT. I have never watched a live streaming event o…

Started by Dan Sleep

 0 Oct 18, 2010

Best complement ...

Well, quite obviously, the best complement is when somebody like your stuff enuff to pay for it.Other than that ....I get the usual ....-th…

Started by Outhouse Instruments

 2 Oct 18, 2010
Reply by HENRY LOWMAN

General Norman Johnson - RIP

The world of beach music lost a legend today.The voice behind "The Chairman of the Board" who was known for the hits "Carolina Girls" and "…

Started by Outhouse Instruments

 4 Oct 17, 2010
Reply by W.T. Tarapchak

cigar box guitar tattoo

i have been wanting to get a new tattoo for a while and i thought it would be cool to get a cigar box guitar tattoo, but as i don't have an…

Started by Jim

 5 Oct 16, 2010
Reply by Jim

The coolest thing

I use Mozilla Firefox as a browser on my 'puter.the latest upgrade allows themed skins on the browser top and bottom bars.My new theme is "…

Started by Outhouse Instruments

 5 Oct 14, 2010
Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates

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