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"Personally, I will never build a neck from poplar again, even with a laminated fretb…" Habanera Hal replied Mar 24, 2012 to First CBG build what would you do?	20	Mar 26, 2012 Reply by Lester Harper
"Hello Lester! My father was my inspiration as well. He was a true craftsman, thoug…" Habanera Hal replied Mar 24, 2012 to My inspiration for building my own	9	Mar 24, 2012 Reply by Habanera Hal
"I'd glue a 1x support beam down the center of the box bottom (in the area between th…" Habanera Hal replied Mar 6, 2012 to Installing a "truss rod" after the neck is done??	18	Mar 7, 2012 Reply by Tim Lang
"Blue Chicken Fajitas! (fronted by Brown Sugar Davis)" Habanera Hal replied Feb 1, 2012 to Find Your Band Name	36	Feb 4, 2012 Reply by blufloyd
"Clever headstock design! " Habanera Hal replied Dec 31, 2011 to Submission Thread for 2011 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge	140	Jan 1, 2012 Reply by Dan Sleep
"Cheers Ben, and thanks for the kudos! Great looking build, my friend, and a ne…" Habanera Hal replied Dec 30, 2011 to Submission Thread for 2011 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge	140	Jan 1, 2012 Reply by Dan Sleep
"Very cool links, Keni Lee! I especially like the tambourine one. Finally know now…" Habanera Hal replied Dec 25, 2011 to UPDATED: Okinawa Japanese Shamisen Kankara SANSHIN standard Handmade kit	20	Jan 3, 2012 Reply by Keni Lee Burgess
"The Yoshida bros rock! I also thought the plectrum looked like an ice scraper.…" Habanera Hal replied Dec 25, 2011 to UPDATED: Okinawa Japanese Shamisen Kankara SANSHIN standard Handmade kit	20	Jan 3, 2012 Reply by Keni Lee Burgess
"Thank you, Russ! I'll look into that as well. I tried searching the Lee Valley sit…" Habanera Hal replied Dec 25, 2011 to Submission Thread for 2011 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge	140	Jan 1, 2012 Reply by Dan Sleep
"Micheal, Nice build. I've been looking for similar soundhole covers for some…" Habanera Hal replied Dec 24, 2011 to Submission Thread for 2011 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge	140	Jan 1, 2012 Reply by Dan Sleep

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Habanera Hal's Discussions (297)

"Personally, I will never build a neck from poplar again, even with a laminated fretb…"

"Hello Lester! My father was my inspiration as well. He was a true craftsman, thoug…"

"I'd glue a 1x support beam down the center of the box bottom (in the area between th…"

"Blue Chicken Fajitas! (fronted by Brown Sugar Davis)"

"Clever headstock design! "

"Cheers Ben, and thanks for the kudos! Great looking build, my friend, and a ne…"

"Very cool links, Keni Lee! I especially like the tambourine one. Finally know now…"

"The Yoshida bros rock! I also thought the plectrum looked like an ice scraper.…"

"Thank you, Russ! I'll look into that as well. I tried searching the Lee Valley sit…"

"Micheal, Nice build. I've been looking for similar soundhole covers for some…"

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