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"no no I dont think that at all. if I was making them I'd want more than $15 an hour.…" john mackay replied Dec 16, 2016 to flat pup????	13	Dec 22, 2016 Reply by Wichita Sam
"thanks for the replies. I know these 3 guys make them,just that there might be other…" john mackay replied Dec 15, 2016 to flat pup????	13	Dec 22, 2016 Reply by Wichita Sam
"ok thanks" john mackay replied Dec 6, 2016 to cooki tin??	7	Dec 6, 2016 Reply by john mackay
"this one is my favorite made from olive wood and it sounds beautiful . " john mackay replied Oct 28, 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
"the problem I find is he ask premium prices. are his 3 stringers worth over a grand?" john mackay replied Oct 21, 2016 to John McNair's (RedDog) Learn How to Build Video	17	Oct 24, 2016 Reply by Chance
"seen how its done on youtube . so I was just trying it out on an old tin. it does lo…" john mackay replied Sep 28, 2016 to cutting slots for frets	7	Sep 28, 2016 Reply by Bama Hound
"ok thanks." john mackay replied Sep 28, 2016 to cutting slots for frets	7	Sep 28, 2016 Reply by Bama Hound
"I find them expensive over here so its cheaper for me to make my own box's. with all…" john mackay replied Aug 31, 2016 to Cigar Boxes - plentiful or sparse?	44	Sep 5, 2016 Reply by Eric Davis
"here one that I made for my son ok its not completely made of steel. " john mackay replied Aug 29, 2016 to Handmade Copper Pipe Guitars and Scrap Iron Guitars	21	Sep 6, 2017 Reply by Glenn Kaiser
"nah I bought them.lol heres the 1 stringer finished it of today.(better known to yo…" john mackay replied Aug 29, 2016 to can't believe....	8	Aug 29, 2016 Reply by john mackay

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john mackay's Discussions (644)

"no no I dont think that at all. if I was making them I'd want more than $15 an hour.…"

"thanks for the replies. I know these 3 guys make them,just that there might be other…"

"ok thanks"

"this one is my favorite made from olive wood and it sounds beautiful . "

"the problem I find is he ask premium prices. are his 3 stringers worth over a grand?"

"seen how its done on youtube . so I was just trying it out on an old tin. it does lo…"

"ok thanks."

"I find them expensive over here so its cheaper for me to make my own box's. with all…"

"here one that I made for my son ok its not completely made of steel. "

"nah I bought them.lol heres the 1 stringer finished it of today.(better known to yo…"

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