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1 Need help

Need help

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2 freebird lap steel

freebird lap steel

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3 lonesome valley on one string lap fiddle

lonesome valley on one string lap fiddle

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4 Give me all your Loving A .D. Eker 2022

Give me all your Loving A .D. Eker 2022

Added by A.D.EKER on August 7, 2022
5 You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin': 3-String Surf SLG License Plate Guitar (Not a Cigar Box Guitar)

You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin': 3-String Surf SLG License Plate Guitar (Not a Cigar Box Guitar)

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6 Clifftop 2022 - got a little bluezy!

Clifftop 2022 - got a little bluezy!

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7 This Song Isn't True - Busking & Live Looping w 3 String Cigar Box Guitar in St Ives, Cambs

This Song Isn't True - Busking & Live Looping w 3 String Cigar Box Guitar in St Ives, Cambs

Added by bemuzic on August 7, 2022
8 Got My Mind Set on You (cover on acoustic guitar)

Got My Mind Set on You (cover on acoustic guitar)

Added by Poorness Studios on August 7, 2022
9 #29

#29

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10 Nigel MCTRUSTRY 3 string fretless cigar box guitar tune in G.

Nigel MCTRUSTRY 3 string fretless cigar box guitar tune in G.

Added by Nigel McTrustry on August 10, 2022

Featured Products from C. B. Gitty

Basic Violin-building Parts Pack - Ebony

Basic Violin-building Parts Pack - Ebony

This is a collection of parts intended for building homemade violins and fiddles. It includes the following items:

  1. Ebony tailpiece with fine-tuner mechanisms (Labeled photo Parts C & D)  Price: $24.99

Special Vintage Edition Hobo Fiddle - #21 "Ol' 34" - Signed and Numbered One-of-a-Kind Instrument

Special Vintage Edition Hobo Fiddle - #21 "Ol' 34" - Signed and Numbered One-of-a-Kind Instrument

Brother, have you heard the roar of the fast express? Have you seen starlight on the rails?"

Re-LapZ B-Bender Kit - get pedal steel guitar sounds!

Re-LapZ B-Bender Kit - get pedal steel guitar sounds!

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