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"Jason Wilber, guitar player with John Prine. Barney McKenna Tenor CBG. Nanci Griffit…" Tam Givens replied Oct 21, 2009 to Who would you MOST like to see playing a CBG?	102	Jul 19, 2011 Reply by Ryan Rose
"Steel, I use 4 2 1 from either guitar strings, or 5 string banjo if you want to use…" Tam Givens replied Oct 18, 2009 to STRUM STICK	9	Oct 19, 2009 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)
"Hi Uncle Blues From what I have read on the net, Cigar box instruments originated in…" Tam Givens replied Oct 17, 2009 to Da Blues	40	Aug 27, 2010 Reply by uncle Lou
"I don't have the Blues, I do not listen to the Blues, I do not play Blues. Nothing w…" Tam Givens replied Oct 16, 2009 to Da Blues	40	Aug 27, 2010 Reply by uncle Lou
"Good one Gus Got 2 of his albums, a bit heavy for me but I like his stories. PS Did…" Tam Givens replied Oct 15, 2009 to Just in case you hadnt seen...	7	Oct 15, 2009 Reply by Tam Givens
"Just triangular celtic knots copied from a book. I first saw a Cajon in Spain at a F…" Tam Givens replied Oct 14, 2009 to		just now
"pics of my Cajon" Tam Givens replied Oct 13, 2009 to		just now
"I was thinking more of copying his Ideas. I use a bass drum pedal on a homemade Cajo…" Tam Givens replied Oct 12, 2009 to		just now
"I use the first 4 strings that is 1234 and tune to Df#Ad for open D, or DGBd open G…" Tam Givens replied Oct 12, 2009 to Which 4 Strings To Use?	13	Mar 9, 2010 Reply by Tom Lanford
"How about this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ0Gpf59Tcs Tam" Tam Givens replied Oct 10, 2009 to		just now

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Tam Givens's Discussions (71)

"Jason Wilber, guitar player with John Prine. Barney McKenna Tenor CBG. Nanci Griffit…"

"Steel, I use 4 2 1 from either guitar strings, or 5 string banjo if you want to use…"

"Hi Uncle Blues From what I have read on the net, Cigar box instruments originated in…"

"I don't have the Blues, I do not listen to the Blues, I do not play Blues. Nothing w…"

"Good one Gus Got 2 of his albums, a bit heavy for me but I like his stories. PS Did…"

"Just triangular celtic knots copied from a book. I first saw a Cajon in Spain at a F…"

"pics of my Cajon"

"I was thinking more of copying his Ideas. I use a bass drum pedal on a homemade Cajo…"

"I use the first 4 strings that is 1234 and tune to Df#Ad for open D, or DGBd open G…"

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