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"Thanks Rob! It's the little things... :-)" Nathan King replied May 20, 2014 to BUILD OFF!!! 2014 Cigar Box Ukulele Contest submission thread	187	Jul 16, 2014 Reply by mark68
"This tenor uke was made from the Romeo y Julieta box from my buddy's wedding (the…" Nathan King replied May 18, 2014 to BUILD OFF!!! 2014 Cigar Box Ukulele Contest submission thread	187	Jul 16, 2014 Reply by mark68
"Yeah... I thought it would make it easier to play with a slide, and it does (especia…" Nathan King replied Apr 7, 2014 to fret markers on fretless guitar	42	Sep 19, 2014 Reply by john mackay
"I used walnut strips of wood, sanded to width, for "fret" markers (the neck is maple…" Nathan King replied Apr 6, 2014 to fret markers on fretless guitar	42	Sep 19, 2014 Reply by john mackay
"It's very common. I'm not sure the technical term (or really how to describe it ver…" Nathan King replied Feb 9, 2014 to This is strange	15	Feb 10, 2014 Reply by Muddy Creek Guitars
"Well, I'm not sure this is as steampunk as some of the other entries already poste…" Nathan King replied Dec 13, 2013 to 2013 Cigar Box Guitar Builder's Challenge - Submission Thread	56	Dec 31, 2013 Reply by Chris Hart
"Presenting, for your approval... My first ever cigar box banjo! I wanted to really…" Nathan King replied Dec 30, 2011 to Submission Thread for 2011 Cigar Box Guitar Builders Challenge	140	Jan 1, 2012 Reply by Dan Sleep
"Here's an article from the Colorado Springs Indenpendant." Nathan King replied Oct 19, 2011 to John-Alex Mason, RIP	8	Oct 21, 2011 Reply by 3 String Blues
" " Nathan King replied Oct 5, 2011 to diferrence between types of blues	21	Oct 14, 2011 Reply by Brian Hunt
"You could try cutting the slots wider than typical fret tangs would be (with a wood…" Nathan King replied Oct 1, 2011 to Fretless fret marks	13	Oct 4, 2011 Reply by Vinylhed

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Nathan King's Discussions (141)

"Thanks Rob! It's the little things... :-)"

"This tenor uke was made from the Romeo y Julieta box from my buddy's wedding (the…"

"Yeah... I thought it would make it easier to play with a slide, and it does (especia…"

"I used walnut strips of wood, sanded to width, for "fret" markers (the neck is maple…"

"It's very common. I'm not sure the technical term (or really how to describe it ver…"

"Well, I'm not sure this is as steampunk as some of the other entries already poste…"

"Presenting, for your approval... My first ever cigar box banjo! I wanted to really…"

"Here's an article from the Colorado Springs Indenpendant."

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"You could try cutting the slots wider than typical fret tangs would be (with a wood…"

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