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Father daughter duetStarted by Mark Lillo |
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Jan 19, 2011 Reply by Jason Hitesman |
Tom Doughty--- Seriously?Unreal.... http://www.youtube.com/user/slideytunes#p/u/12/XavkjayLHQM Started by Hip Bone Bellaire |
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Jan 18, 2011 Reply by Jason W. |
Totally thrilled to be on thrill list dot com.Take a look I got a mention on Thrillist, a NY E newsletter. http://www.thrillist.com/NY/new Started by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars |
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Jan 18, 2011 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars |
Shane's Mac featured on "20 Strangest Guitars" website....see what you think of # 5 on the list of 20 stringest guitars.... http://www.musicgadgets.net/2006/05/08/top-20-strangest-guitars/ the… Started by Wichita Sam |
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Jan 16, 2011 Reply by c# merle |
old newby to cbgHi Guys I have just found out about CBG and I would really love to make a resonator cbg,today on e bay I bought a stainless steel storage… Started by Mal Chilvers |
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Jan 16, 2011 Reply by Mal Chilvers |
Les PaulThis week I watched a program on the PBS station called Masters. It was on Les Paul. What a life that gentleman has led. At 92 still goin… Started by Paul Doug |
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Jan 14, 2011 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) |
"Darren Dukes: Finding His Mojo in Cigar Box Guitars"Nice article in Woodworkers Journal: http://woodworkersjournal.com/Ezine/Articles/Darren_Dukes_Finding_His_Mojo_in_Cigar_Box_Guitars_8223.a… Started by TonyW |
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Jan 14, 2011 Reply by Gadsden Guitars |
Live loopingI don't play my CBG too often. The pick up has a pretty sour tone. The no fret thing is pretty frustrating too. Its a beautiful thing. A fa… Started by neanderpaul |
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Jan 13, 2011 Reply by Ben |
Great Viewing - "The Land Where the Blues Began"http://www.folkstreams.net/film,109 A documentary from 1979 about the blues in Mississippi. About six minutes in is a guy using his house… Started by tdq |
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Jan 12, 2011 Reply by Roger Morin |
Corner Sound HolesI'm not good with cutting sound holes but was thinking about just cutting the corners of the lid off at 45 degrees and have those as the so… Started by Hip Bone Bellaire |
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Jan 10, 2011 Reply by Mad Mike's CBG's |
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