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"How far are the strings from the fretboard? Very high clearance can be a problem. Ot…" Bufo Bill replied Mar 30, 2016 to I need some help!	17	Mar 31, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"Thanks Ron, that will keep me busy for hours. All the best from Bill. :D" Bufo Bill replied Mar 29, 2016 to Tube Amp Kit Suggestions?	8	Apr 3, 2016 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Thanks for this great article and what a great instrument too!" Bufo Bill replied Mar 28, 2016 to Blues History: Re-Creating Scrapper Blackwell's First Cigar Box Guitar	3	Apr 11, 2016 Reply by Bristol Blue
"+1 for the volume control, and +1 for working with your father, I learned most of my…" Bufo Bill replied Mar 8, 2016 to My first CBG, licence plate style	13	Mar 12, 2016 Reply by Ron Ruhs
"Thanks so much for taking the time to find and present these plans, the modern CBG w…" Bufo Bill replied Feb 22, 2016 to 1886 Cigar Box Banjo Plans	8	Feb 6, 2018 Reply by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly
"You are very lucky to have tools that can be traced back to previous generations of…" Bufo Bill replied Feb 19, 2016 to Home Made Tools	6	Feb 24, 2016 Reply by Cory LeBeau
"Boy oh boy, those ladies can sure sing the blues. Goosebumps up my arms and the hair…" Bufo Bill replied Feb 18, 2016 to VIDEO - The Mourning Glories "Jailhouse Blues"	38	Mar 4, 2016 Reply by Ron Ruhs
"Just a note on how easy it is to confuse instead of instruct with information, if Wa…" Bufo Bill replied Jan 17, 2016 to Tagging My Builds--Build Date and Build Number	19	Jan 25, 2016 Reply by Thumper
"Hi Oli, that looks fine to me. There is no reason why you couldn't make it higher if…" Bufo Bill replied Jan 13, 2016 to First build - neck hight	12	Jan 15, 2016 Reply by Alan Hergert
"It's a disease, and we're all affected. I recommend at least two weeks off work in y…" Bufo Bill replied Jan 13, 2016 to I think I've lost it	11	Jan 14, 2016 Reply by Flatfish

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Bufo Bill's Discussions (130)

"How far are the strings from the fretboard? Very high clearance can be a problem. Ot…"

"Thanks Ron, that will keep me busy for hours. All the best from Bill. :D"

"Thanks for this great article and what a great instrument too!"

"+1 for the volume control, and +1 for working with your father, I learned most of my…"

"Thanks so much for taking the time to find and present these plans, the modern CBG w…"

"You are very lucky to have tools that can be traced back to previous generations of…"

"Boy oh boy, those ladies can sure sing the blues. Goosebumps up my arms and the hair…"

"Just a note on how easy it is to confuse instead of instruct with information, if Wa…"

"Hi Oli, that looks fine to me. There is no reason why you couldn't make it higher if…"

"It's a disease, and we're all affected. I recommend at least two weeks off work in y…"

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