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"I don't play the dulcimer, but I have watched a ton of Bing's videos and learned a l…" turtlehead replied Nov 4, 2016 to Historical examples of 3 string CBGs?	44	Nov 7, 2019 Reply by Moritz Voegeli
"Moritz, I'm glad you mentioned David Evans. In doing some more research this week,…" turtlehead replied Nov 4, 2016 to Historical examples of 3 string CBGs?	44	Nov 7, 2019 Reply by Moritz Voegeli
"Another good point here Dan. If nobody is playing a guitar, why build one? I guess…" turtlehead replied Oct 26, 2016 to Historical examples of 3 string CBGs?	44	Nov 7, 2019 Reply by Moritz Voegeli
"If I've learned anything from hanging around here, it's that we're all a little craz…" turtlehead replied Oct 26, 2016 to Historical examples of 3 string CBGs?	44	Nov 7, 2019 Reply by Moritz Voegeli
"Yeah, the African influence can't be denied. I've always kind of felt like 3 string…" turtlehead replied Oct 26, 2016 to Historical examples of 3 string CBGs?	44	Nov 7, 2019 Reply by Moritz Voegeli
"Yeah, that's a good question Moritz. The fact that they called them boxes is a good…" turtlehead replied Oct 26, 2016 to Historical examples of 3 string CBGs?	44	Nov 7, 2019 Reply by Moritz Voegeli
"Thanks for looking Jim, this is blowing my mind!" turtlehead replied Oct 25, 2016 to Historical examples of 3 string CBGs?	44	Nov 7, 2019 Reply by Moritz Voegeli
"This is mine. My first real player and the one that really made me fall in l…" turtlehead replied Oct 25, 2016 to Show us your number one stringed instrument. The one you would choose if you could have only one. You can put more than one in the photo, but put number one on the left.	159	Nov 17, 2016 Reply by Garth Fink
"I'd be interested to hear if there's anything in Bill's book. I did find a referenc…" turtlehead replied Oct 25, 2016 to Historical examples of 3 string CBGs?	44	Nov 7, 2019 Reply by Moritz Voegeli
"That's sort of what I was thinking at first Moritz, but it appears those specific tu…" turtlehead replied Oct 25, 2016 to Historical examples of 3 string CBGs?	44	Nov 7, 2019 Reply by Moritz Voegeli

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turtlehead's Discussions (343)

"I don't play the dulcimer, but I have watched a ton of Bing's videos and learned a l…"

"Moritz, I'm glad you mentioned David Evans. In doing some more research this week,…"

"Another good point here Dan. If nobody is playing a guitar, why build one? I guess…"

"If I've learned anything from hanging around here, it's that we're all a little craz…"

"Yeah, the African influence can't be denied. I've always kind of felt like 3 string…"

"Yeah, that's a good question Moritz. The fact that they called them boxes is a good…"

"Thanks for looking Jim, this is blowing my mind!"

"This is mine. My first real player and the one that really made me fall in l…"

"I'd be interested to hear if there's anything in Bill's book. I did find a referenc…"

"That's sort of what I was thinking at first Moritz, but it appears those specific tu…"

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