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"looks   good  ..  but  ..   i  myself    would    swap out those   tuners .  they ar…"

the anonymous pick replied Dec 30, 2014 to New here and building a CBG

 5 Dec 30, 2014
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"different   "gitty ",   ( and  or   play on  words   of  such. ) it's  not  Ben    i…"

the anonymous pick replied Aug 28, 2014 to Gitty Man manual

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Reply by James Huey

"looks sweet .   great  job  !!  ;-) "

the anonymous pick replied Jun 6, 2014 to Progress on my first build

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the anonymous pick replied May 26, 2014 to First electric build

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"cupboard hardware . gate  latch  hardware .  coat hoo…"

the anonymous pick replied Feb 14, 2014 to vibrato

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"lookin gud"

the anonymous pick replied Feb 2, 2014 to What's happening in my building journey

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"nice ! "

the anonymous pick replied Jan 5, 2014 to Custom Cigar Box Guitar cases

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Reply by Jim Dickison

"cool  ..  subtle  ..     but  nice and warm  ."

the anonymous pick replied Nov 22, 2013 to Looking for a box with a dragon in the label

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"http://www.ebay.com/itm/Exotic-Dancer-Gold-Dragons-on-Vintage-Cigar-Label-Art-/11114…"

the anonymous pick replied Nov 10, 2013 to Looking for a box with a dragon in the label

 19 Dec 12, 2013
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"no  real  "need"  for  them  , some guits sound better with…"

the anonymous pick replied Aug 21, 2013 to Sound holes

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