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"I'm going to jump on the string bandwagon. The longest sustaining build I've made is…" Craig Mayhem replied Mar 26, 2013 to Sustain	21	Mar 13, 2018 Reply by Tom Lauten
"What bands are being considered? I have an Irish folk/rock band.... Fighting Bill Tr…" Craig Mayhem replied Mar 21, 2013 to St. Louis Cigar Box Guitar Festival!	145	Jun 26, 2013 Reply by smilingdog1
"Great playing too!" Craig Mayhem replied Mar 21, 2013 to £20 Punk Uke	5	Mar 21, 2013 Reply by Old Fingers Green
"my builds usually cost (in parts) between $30 to $50. This is great build by the way." Craig Mayhem replied Mar 21, 2013 to £20 Punk Uke	5	Mar 21, 2013 Reply by Old Fingers Green
"looks like a lot of fun. hope I can participate." Craig Mayhem replied Mar 18, 2013 to St. Louis Cigar Box Guitar Festival!	145	Jun 26, 2013 Reply by smilingdog1
"Cool! Thanks, Shane! Now I have to build an EEB box..." Craig Mayhem replied Mar 16, 2013 to New tuning for 3-string: "EEB" Shane Speal give two lessons along with live performances with the tuning.	5	Mar 23, 2013 Reply by smilingdog1
"Some people use the bottom of those Undercrown boxes with success. I like the Underc…" Craig Mayhem replied Mar 14, 2013 to Lid thickness	8	Mar 15, 2013 Reply by Bad Wolf
"License plates work great, too. I've got a pot lid, a cheese grater and various othe…" Craig Mayhem replied Mar 14, 2013 to Resonator Cones	10	Mar 19, 2013 Reply by Suspect Device
"if your action is high at the bridge that might affect it too" Craig Mayhem replied Mar 14, 2013 to Question about tuning/ intonation/ bridge placement/string placement	3	Mar 14, 2013 Reply by Craig Mayhem
"Dunno, but that's what I wanted for too. I'm kicking myself." Craig Mayhem replied Mar 13, 2013 to Wanted - Specific Cigar Box - Gurkha Expedition Torpedo	3	Mar 13, 2013 Reply by Craig Mayhem

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Craig Mayhem's Discussions (130)

"I'm going to jump on the string bandwagon. The longest sustaining build I've made is…"

"What bands are being considered? I have an Irish folk/rock band.... Fighting Bill Tr…"

"Great playing too!"

"my builds usually cost (in parts) between $30 to $50. This is great build by the way."

"looks like a lot of fun. hope I can participate."

"Cool! Thanks, Shane! Now I have to build an EEB box..."

"Some people use the bottom of those Undercrown boxes with success. I like the Underc…"

"License plates work great, too. I've got a pot lid, a cheese grater and various othe…"

"if your action is high at the bridge that might affect it too"

"Dunno, but that's what I wanted for too. I'm kicking myself."

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