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"these may help http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/cbg-kit-templates " the anonymous pick replied Jul 18, 2017 to Headstock templates	9	Jul 19, 2017 Reply by Mike
"plumb crazy ;-) " the anonymous pick replied Jun 26, 2017 to 27" Baritone PVC Tubulum Guitar	15	Jun 28, 2017 Reply by Paul Craig
"is there any advantage of building a cigar box guitar neck 1.5 wide? - Nope . in fa…" the anonymous pick replied Jun 8, 2017 to Neck width - working thinner than 1.5"	4	Jun 26, 2017 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"group is here http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/percusionanyone? but…" the anonymous pick replied May 11, 2017 to Not So Deep Stompbox	6	May 11, 2017 Reply by Blind Lemon Cello
"i think you will find most rod piezos need to rely on string pressure to work w…" the anonymous pick replied Apr 30, 2017 to Piezo tube style in the bridge	2	May 11, 2017 Reply by Brian Revels
"Jet Pink . Unknown Legend Guitars https://jettpink.com/unknown-legend-guitars " the anonymous pick replied Jan 25, 2017 to Has anyone else seen this?	2	Jan 25, 2017 Reply by John Sawyer
"you give me too much credit on this one andy . it is a pretty old build . and…" the anonymous pick replied Jan 24, 2017 to Hard Plastic Box -> Git Build?	9	Jan 25, 2017 Reply by Andy Busch
"yup , i recon . ;-) " the anonymous pick replied Jan 20, 2017 to Hard Plastic Box -> Git Build?	9	Jan 25, 2017 Reply by Andy Busch
"i used a plastic kleen-X box cover for my "keeper of the cry…" the anonymous pick replied Jan 20, 2017 to Hard Plastic Box -> Git Build?	9	Jan 25, 2017 Reply by Andy Busch
"let it also be said , it is not law that you have to play both necks in the same s…" the anonymous pick replied Dec 2, 2016 to How do you use your double-neck?	9	Dec 2, 2016 Reply by Lane Martin

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the anonymous pick's Discussions (2,515)

"these may help http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/cbg-kit-templates "

"plumb crazy ;-) "

"is there any advantage of building a cigar box guitar neck 1.5 wide? - Nope . in fa…"

"group is here http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/percusionanyone? but…"

"i think you will find most rod piezos need to rely on string pressure to work w…"

"Jet Pink . Unknown Legend Guitars https://jettpink.com/unknown-legend-guitars "

"you give me too much credit on this one andy . it is a pretty old build . and…"

"yup , i recon . ;-) "

"i used a plastic kleen-X box cover for my "keeper of the cry…"

"let it also be said , it is not law that you have to play both necks in the same s…"

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