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Carl Floyd liked Tom Hoglund's discussion A few radios I've turned into guitar amps

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Tom Hoglund replied to BrianQ.'s discussion I like Spam, just not on Cigar Box Nation!

"If I built this, am I a Spammer?"

Dec 22, 2022

Tom Hoglund replied to BrianQ.'s discussion I like Spam, just not on Cigar Box Nation!

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Tom Hoglund replied to Cigar Box Nation's discussion The Cigar Box SITAR Experiment - by Shane Speal

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Tribute amps I've built

See my web page for more amps and details, but here are a few of the tribute amps I've built:…See More

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A few radios I've turned into guitar amps

Here are a few where I've bought the cabinet and installed battery powered solid state amps. For more details, see my web site.…See More

Nov 7, 2022

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Radios turned Guitar Amps

This is the group for Lo-Watt Rock & Blues.Here is the place to post photos and information on how to convert vintage electronics into awesome sounding and really cool guitar amps.See More

Nov 7, 2022

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Jan 11, 2022

Tom Hoglund replied to Cigar Box Nation's discussion 2021 Throwback Holiday Build-Off Contest!

"My Grandfather's fiddle I built this imagining what my great grandfather might have built for my grandfather 100 years ago. Great grandfather emigrated from Sweden in the early 1900's. The family arrived through the port of Duluth,…"

Nov 24, 2021

Tom Hoglund replied to Cigar Box Nation's discussion 2021 Throwback Holiday Build-Off Contest!

"I built a Christmas present for Shane Speal's grandfather In 1900, Mr. J. A. Mandours, owner of several hotels, opened the Mandours cigar company in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Shenandoah is in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania and so…"

Nov 24, 2021

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Trunk Bass

"Very cool - some info on how you built it would be really interesting."

Aug 13, 2021

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Aug 13, 2021

Tom Hoglund commented on JUJU's group Post Your Favorite Special Tools: DIY or Store Bought

"I needed an aid in getting consistent alignment when installing fretboard side dots. Used a spare mandolin bridge cover (any piece of metal with a right angle will do) and drilled three holes for where to position dots for ukulele, CBG or…"

Mar 26, 2021

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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?: from CB Gitty

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What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here (at least one sentence long), your membership may be rejected as a spam/bot fake account).: working with my hands and putting my soul into it.

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Delta Blues Freestyle Slide - MXL 990 Microphone Recording

Recorded with a MXL 990 Microphone that I bought used off ebay for 40 bucks. Music - from the webpage https://www.reddogguitars.com There is CBGs for sale...

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