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"Just get a blow drier or heat gun much easier just heat it and the paper will come s…" Penny Nelson replied May 20, 2013 to Remove Paper on Inside of Box Lid?	12	May 23, 2013 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"I know I'm late in on this discussion but I also changed my Tuner knobs on Ruff n Fl…" Penny Nelson replied Apr 9, 2013 to Customizing tuning machines	10	Apr 10, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
"lmao I clicked on this thinking it was related to the tuning - you boyz... " Penny Nelson replied Mar 30, 2013 to 4 string Celtic tunings	13	Mar 30, 2013 Reply by Penny Nelson
"Thanks :). "Pretty sounds" - that will be a change from what I've been making lately…" Penny Nelson replied Mar 30, 2013 to How to tune 4 string CBGs?	41	Oct 1, 2013 Reply by Glenn Reither
"" Penny Nelson replied Mar 22, 2013 to How to tune 4 string CBGs?	41	Oct 1, 2013 Reply by Glenn Reither
"Jef that song is now begging to be written... " Penny Nelson replied Mar 16, 2013 to Does this look right to you??	7	Mar 28, 2013 Reply by michael naiman
"Thanks so much for sharing this information :)" Penny Nelson replied Feb 16, 2013 to A new course, and it's free this time	7	Feb 18, 2013 Reply by Patrick Curley
"Yep great idea Nigel. I'd be in it for sure... like triplestrings my playing is limi…" Penny Nelson replied Feb 13, 2013 to The GREAT Cigar Box Nation Riff/Song Book!	45	Apr 24, 2016 Reply by Edward Hardin
"Hi and welcome to The Nation. You realise you have fallen down the rabbit hole and t…" Penny Nelson replied Dec 22, 2012 to Hi all, from Oaxaca. I just wrote a piece about the CBG	14	Dec 22, 2012 Reply by Order99
"I'm with Peter carve some out from the inside like a violin you may even find that i…" Penny Nelson replied May 30, 2012 to First Build Question About Lid Thickness	12	May 30, 2012 Reply by Bluesheart

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Penny Nelson's Discussions (94)

"Just get a blow drier or heat gun much easier just heat it and the paper will come s…"

"I know I'm late in on this discussion but I also changed my Tuner knobs on Ruff n Fl…"

"lmao I clicked on this thinking it was related to the tuning - you boyz... "

"Thanks :). "Pretty sounds" - that will be a change from what I've been making lately…"

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"Jef that song is now begging to be written... "

"Thanks so much for sharing this information :)"

"Yep great idea Nigel. I'd be in it for sure... like triplestrings my playing is limi…"

"Hi and welcome to The Nation. You realise you have fallen down the rabbit hole and t…"

"I'm with Peter carve some out from the inside like a violin you may even find that i…"

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