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WS 016 COLLISHAW FARMS

   I just finished this little guy for the good people at Collishaw farms in Cloverdale, BC. Patrick Harrison, who owns the farm, saw a little spot on cigar box guitars on the TV and tracked me down. He spent some time looking for a local artisan to build one for him. lucky for me, I am the only one in the Vancouver region. So far!.

   Here is a pick of how it turned out.…

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Added by Craig bluesbox williams on November 27, 2012 at 6:55am — No Comments

THE LURK

    I JUST FINISHED THIS NICE NEW GUITAR FOR A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. RUSS MORLAND IS A SICK ARTIST FROM ENGLAND WHO CRASH LANDED IN NANAIMO B.C. CANADA AND STAYED. HE HAS MADE QUITE A NAME FOR HIMSELF OUT HERE AS A GREAT AND UNIQUE ARTIST. THIS A PAINTING HE GAVE ME AND MY WIFE FOR OUR WEDDING.

CHECK OUT HIS ART AT;

http://www.russart.blogspot.com/…

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Added by Craig bluesbox williams on October 4, 2011 at 10:58am — No Comments

The Krieger

    This is a cool one i built for a friend who is a well respected melodian musician here in Vancouver. His name is John Krieger. He wanted me to tweak it a bit and put a double octave string for the high strings and have a strum stick fretting on it. It turned out nice and sounded really beautiful. I used a nice Punch box i found in San Diego on a business trip and piece of…

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Added by Craig bluesbox williams on August 22, 2011 at 6:42am — No Comments

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