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"Sam, the bridge is carved from a piece if oak flooring trim strip and the tailpiece…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Feb 8, 2010 to First build, in progress	14	Feb 19, 2010 Reply by Bluesheart
"This just happened to me, the test string broke the second time around, why is that?…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Feb 8, 2010 to What to do...NEXT....	7	Feb 9, 2010 Reply by Hip Bone Bellaire
"Done, and it even sounds good (to me anyway)." MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Feb 7, 2010 to First build, in progress	14	Feb 19, 2010 Reply by Bluesheart
"Well, I just built my first one, strung it up for a test and made a few changes. If…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Feb 7, 2010 to What to do...NEXT....	7	Feb 9, 2010 Reply by Hip Bone Bellaire
"Update: I fitted the neck on temporarily and strung it up, tuned to GDG as suggested…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Feb 7, 2010 to First build, in progress	14	Feb 19, 2010 Reply by Bluesheart
"I cut my neck from 1 piece of 2x3 that I had lying around. I cut the headstock at a…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Feb 7, 2010 to Cuting out head stocks	70	Mar 23, 2010 Reply by Grizz
"Good suggestion Roger, they don't stand out as much in real life, I think the camera…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Feb 7, 2010 to First build, in progress	14	Feb 19, 2010 Reply by Bluesheart
"I had a piezo with no leads and it soldered up just fine." MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Feb 5, 2010 to Does anyone re-soder their peizo's	5	Feb 5, 2010 Reply by Jerryrig240
"I pop in a few times a day but I always seem to be there at the wrong time, nobody h…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Feb 5, 2010 to Chat Window	6	Feb 21, 2010 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
"It doesn't matter if you put junk in it, it's how well you put the junk together, Ni…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Feb 4, 2010 to My first three string CBG ...	24	Feb 14, 2010 Reply by Laurie Lee Campbell

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MichaelS Country Boy Guitars's Discussions (1,015)

"Sam, the bridge is carved from a piece if oak flooring trim strip and the tailpiece…"

"This just happened to me, the test string broke the second time around, why is that?…"

"Done, and it even sounds good (to me anyway)."

"Well, I just built my first one, strung it up for a test and made a few changes. If…"

"Update: I fitted the neck on temporarily and strung it up, tuned to GDG as suggested…"

"I cut my neck from 1 piece of 2x3 that I had lying around. I cut the headstock at a…"

"Good suggestion Roger, they don't stand out as much in real life, I think the camera…"

"I had a piezo with no leads and it soldered up just fine."

"I pop in a few times a day but I always seem to be there at the wrong time, nobody h…"

"It doesn't matter if you put junk in it, it's how well you put the junk together, Ni…"

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