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"thanks." colin mcgrath replied Oct 8, 2009 to muddy waters, live at newport- free download	6	Oct 8, 2009 Reply by Neal Daniel
"ha, i should have looked a little for that one thanks. " colin mcgrath replied Sep 30, 2009 to two in one discussion	3	Sep 30, 2009 Reply by colin mcgrath
"just strung it last night; i liked the sound a lot. No real grip-grinding sound but…" colin mcgrath replied Sep 30, 2009 to Baritone uke strings?	5	Sep 30, 2009 Reply by colin mcgrath
"just made a 3 string bar. uke; bought actual uke strings for it, only cost $5 and th…" colin mcgrath replied Sep 29, 2009 to Baritone uke strings?	5	Sep 30, 2009 Reply by colin mcgrath
"You will need to find a spot where you would like to hold it, space would be a facto…" colin mcgrath replied Sep 14, 2009 to Need Help in organizing a CBG Festival in KANSAS CITY!!!!!	58	Jan 7, 2011 Reply by Kevin M. Kraft
"yippee!" colin mcgrath replied Aug 13, 2009 to CIGAR BOX NATION: POPULATION 2000 !!!!	32	Jan 21, 2010 Reply by Cigar Box Nation
"easy as hell I soaked a paper towel in some rubbing alch. and let it sit on the box…" colin mcgrath replied Aug 10, 2009 to removing paper	18	Aug 10, 2009 Reply by colin mcgrath
"Thanks for all the suggestions. I really started this to see how easy it could be do…" colin mcgrath replied Aug 10, 2009 to removing paper	18	Aug 10, 2009 Reply by colin mcgrath
"hell yeah! A great place to be whether 1k or 10k." colin mcgrath replied Aug 7, 2009 to CIGAR BOX NATION: POPULATION 2000 !!!!	32	Jan 21, 2010 Reply by Cigar Box Nation
"nice design. Know what you mean about seeing a c.b.g. in almost everything." colin mcgrath replied Aug 6, 2009 to This cbg thing is crazy	14	Aug 9, 2009 Reply by Paul Doug

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colin mcgrath's Discussions (436)

"thanks."

"ha, i should have looked a little for that one thanks. "

"just strung it last night; i liked the sound a lot. No real grip-grinding sound but…"

"just made a 3 string bar. uke; bought actual uke strings for it, only cost $5 and th…"

"You will need to find a spot where you would like to hold it, space would be a facto…"

"yippee!"

"easy as hell I soaked a paper towel in some rubbing alch. and let it sit on the box…"

"Thanks for all the suggestions. I really started this to see how easy it could be do…"

"hell yeah! A great place to be whether 1k or 10k."

"nice design. Know what you mean about seeing a c.b.g. in almost everything."

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