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nasty suprise

Got a nasty suprise last nite. I was cutting two necks out of an oak 1x4 when the wood split going thru the saw. The split was internal wit…

Started by William McCauley

 14 Sep 14, 2011
Reply by Wade

Nightowl song gets air time on the Roadhouse Podcast

  The latest Roadhouse podcast includes the track I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole by Nightowl, off the Blind Willie Johnson tribute albu…

Started by Dan Sleep

 1 Sep 14, 2011
Reply by NightOwl

CBU, Amp Lamp and Uke Lamp

Some things I've built over the last year. Ask any questions you'd like. Buyer pays shipping.   Cigar box Uke, $125.   Amp Lamp, $100. It n…

Started by Norton Grimm

 0 Sep 11, 2011

1920's martin uke for sale

The story of this uke - 1927 martin uke.Noel Coward , (yes, the playwright, composer, director, actor and singer,etc..) actually returned…

Started by the anonymous pick

 6 Sep 8, 2011
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uke, cbg, diddlys for sale / trade .

i have these   items for sale / trade   if  interested   .. just ask   first   a  1920's  martin uke ..  with a verry cool  story  attached…

Started by the anonymous pick

 1 Sep 4, 2011
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Large Box Brands

Hey everyone. New here. I recently came across a great donor neck for a cigar box guitar project. I think it's 3/4 scale classical guitar t…

Started by Greg Mohrs

 6 Aug 31, 2011
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looking for a vid

been trying to find a video from a couple of years ago,it showed some old war photos and started with a old radio

Started by jon beel

 4 Aug 29, 2011
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Upcoming York PA CBG Fest 8/27/11 - Hello from Keni Lee

Only a few weeks away...   I am hoping to see and meet as many of my Nation friends as possible!   1) Performing and Busking.      Hopefull…

Started by Keni Lee Burgess

 39 Aug 28, 2011
Reply by Dan Sleep

Pickup Wiring

I have an Epiphone Dot Hollowbody that I am trying to convert to a slide gutar. Am trying to swap in some Hotter humbucker pickups (Entwist…

Started by John Stevenson

 14 Aug 26, 2011
Reply by John Stevenson

Is it hard to go between a 3 and 4 stringer?

Im a beginner with no guitar experience. But I see some 4 sringers that I like and I have a 3 stringer now. If I learn songs (mostly Barr c…

Started by Mark Milam

 4 Aug 25, 2011
Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates

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