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Annual Gitty & Friends Christmas concert 2022 Here’s a link to the Christmas concert Gitty & friends Live streams on Facebook & YouTube every year. Enjoy & Merry Christmas e… Started by BrianQ.	2	Dec 23, 2022 Reply by Uncle John
CIGAR BOX NATION CHRISTMAS ALBUM 2022 For any of the new folks here on the Nation every Christmas we compile a FREE DOWNLOAD ALBUM https://www.cigarboxguitar.com/2022-cigar… Started by Slowpaw Steve T	21	Dec 22, 2022 Reply by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker
GCEA uke tuning, deeper sound At a geezerly 77, I have arthritic hands and a punk shoulder, thus requiring a short instrument neck to compress frets and a short reach on… Started by Peter V Owens	0	Dec 14, 2022
Boxes no stamps Hi all! Any info on boxes with no tax stamps or cautions. Thanx in advance! Dan Started by Dan	5	Dec 6, 2022 Reply by BrianQ.
Parlor build slide show with same guitar soundtrack Hi, a condensed slide show of the building of a Parlor guitar. The top is Cedar, and the back and sides are New Guinee Rosewood as is the n… Started by Taffy Evans	0	Nov 20, 2022
Discussion: Toothpick Frets? My supervisor has asked me to build him a CBG, which I'm only too happy to do. Thing is, my first two I used metal frets which were a roy… Started by Habanera Hal	27	Nov 17, 2022 Reply by Mark Miller
Help for an oldie When I built my first CBG it was fretless and I enjoyed the process of, at least, getting a reasonable tune out of it. I have since built a… Started by Michael Myers	9	Nov 17, 2022 Reply by Michael Myers
Strings for Fretless License Plate Guitar GDG I'm getting a ot of string noise playing slide through my amp. Can someone recommend better strings? Started by Jeff Campbell	5	Nov 8, 2022 Reply by Carl Floyd
Meet "Deplorable" This is my 11th build, but the first one I've actually sold (sort of). I offered to build one as part of a fundraiser for St Judes Childre… Started by MadGomer	7	Nov 7, 2022 Reply by MadGomer
In Body spring reverb effect Greetings all, I'm working on another build with dual springs along the thru body neck inside the box for reverb effect. My last build did… Started by Mikey Hearrold II	36	Oct 30, 2022 Reply by Paul Craig

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