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Collection Thread: show me your collections

Friends, Luthiers, various madmen, show me your builds.

I've been looking on here, can't find a collection thread anywhere, so I'm starting one.

Show me just how many you all have built over the years.

Show me your Diddley's, your Chuggers, CBG's, Canjos, Banjos, Licence Plates, amps, everything.

Here is Mine, I got Diddley Bows, Diddley Basses, Chuggers, 3, 4 and 5 Stringers, baritones and one that sounds like a banjo and all made from various tins:

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Permalink Reply by Ben Ridgeway on February 23, 2020 at 12:33pm

Don't get me started with my tattoo machine collections

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on February 23, 2020 at 1:04pm

Wow!That's some tat tool collection!

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Permalink Reply by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly on February 23, 2020 at 9:13pm

Eye spy a Ironsides in there .....

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Permalink Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH on February 23, 2020 at 1:19pm

Good grief Taff! Do you have a life or do you get bored in the outback? :-) Here I was proud of my junk and tools.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly on February 23, 2020 at 9:21pm

Heres a few got more in storage .

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Permalink Reply by Ben Ridgeway on February 24, 2020 at 2:04am

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Permalink Reply by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly on February 25, 2020 at 7:32pm

Happy Birthday Ben . Best regards Jeff .

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