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"I would ditch the bolt unless it is a fretless, but that is just how I do it. I cut…" CboxGypsy replied Dec 7, 2017 to Separate Fretboard, clueless...	12	Dec 11, 2017 Reply by JL
" I have a booth in an antique mall, and I had a couple of gits in there and they sat…" CboxGypsy replied Dec 6, 2017 to Shipping a CBG	35	Dec 12, 2017 Reply by Ducati Scotty
"Keep the box small. A rectangular narrow sort of thing will work. I made one for…" CboxGypsy replied Dec 6, 2017 to Shipping a CBG	35	Dec 12, 2017 Reply by Ducati Scotty
"I have been wondering how many builders smoke cigars. I always thought not many did.…" CboxGypsy replied Dec 6, 2017 to Cigars	28	Dec 20, 2017 Reply by Blues Frog
"Never smoked a black and mild, but I love kentucky cheroots like in the old Clint Ea…" CboxGypsy replied Dec 6, 2017 to Cigars	28	Dec 20, 2017 Reply by Blues Frog
"I bet it does. I love the smell of a cigar anything. Humidor, burning, unburned, hal…" CboxGypsy replied Dec 6, 2017 to Cigars	28	Dec 20, 2017 Reply by Blues Frog
"I don't have lung disease and hairspray bothers me. I worked in a barber shop and th…" CboxGypsy replied Dec 6, 2017 to Cigars	28	Dec 20, 2017 Reply by Blues Frog
"Before you move the resonator back check the break angle of the strings and adjust i…" CboxGypsy replied Dec 6, 2017 to Reso cone warning!	36	Dec 8, 2017 Reply by RTZGUITARS
"You don't need a bunch of big tools. They are nice, but it's easy without them. A go…" CboxGypsy replied Dec 6, 2017 to Tools Question	33	Feb 7, 2018 Reply by Shawn Doyle

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CboxGypsy's Discussions (31)

"I would ditch the bolt unless it is a fretless, but that is just how I do it. I cut…"

" I have a booth in an antique mall, and I had a couple of gits in there and they sat…"

"Keep the box small. A rectangular narrow sort of thing will work. I made one for…"

"I have been wondering how many builders smoke cigars. I always thought not many did.…"

"Never smoked a black and mild, but I love kentucky cheroots like in the old Clint Ea…"

"I bet it does. I love the smell of a cigar anything. Humidor, burning, unburned, hal…"

"I don't have lung disease and hairspray bothers me. I worked in a barber shop and th…"

"Before you move the resonator back check the break angle of the strings and adjust i…"

"You don't need a bunch of big tools. They are nice, but it's easy without them. A go…"

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